AG -v- Clegg [2010] JRC 223 (10 December 2010)

AG -v- Clegg [2010] JRC 223 (10 December 2010)

The sentence for importation of cocaine should not exceed that for cannabis resin when the main offence is commercial importation of cannabis; discounts for guilty plea and mitigation are appropriate.

Citation
[2010] JRC 223
Parties
Defendant: Clegg; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
10 December 2010
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Drug Importation, Sentencing, Mitigation, Guilty Plea

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Parties

Clegg

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for importation of cocaine and cannabis resin
  2. 2 Whether sentence for cocaine should exceed that for cannabis given commercial purpose

Ratio Decidendi

The sentence for importation of cocaine should not exceed that for cannabis resin when the main offence is commercial importation of cannabis; discounts for guilty plea and mitigation are appropriate.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 15 months' imprisonment on Count 1 (cocaine)
  • 15 months' imprisonment on Count 2 (cannabis), concurrent