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
Legal Issues
- 1 Appropriate sentence for importation of cocaine and cannabis resin
- 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
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