AG v Buckley Croke Crook Breen [2002] JRC 86 (29 April 2002)

AG v Buckley Croke Crook Breen [2002] JRC 86 (29 April 2002)

Sentences imposed reflect the degree of involvement in drug trafficking, organisation of importation, and mitigation for guilty pleas; recommendations for deportation are justified by the detriment to the community outweighing personal hardship.

Citation
[2002] JRC 86
Parties
Defendant: Croke; Defendant: Breen; Defendant: Buckley; Defendant: Aimée Crook; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
29 April 2002
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing Judgment
Outcome
conviction and sentencing
Legal Topics
Drug Trafficking, Importation, Possession With Intent to Supply, Sentencing, Deportation
Criminal Law Drug Trafficking Importation Possession With Intent to Supply Sentencing Deportation

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Parties

Croke

Defendant

Breen

Defendant

Buckley

Defendant

Aimée Crook

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentencing for importation and possession with intent to supply heroin
  2. 2 recommendation for deportation
  3. 3 mitigation for guilty plea

Ratio Decidendi

Sentences imposed reflect the degree of involvement in drug trafficking, organisation of importation, and mitigation for guilty pleas; recommendations for deportation are justified by the detriment to the community outweighing personal hardship.

Court Disposition

conviction and sentencing

Orders

  • Croke: 7 years on count 1, 7 years on count 3, 11 years on count 6, all concurrent; recommendation for deportation.
  • Breen: 10 years imprisonment on count 6; recommendation for deportation.