AG -v- Debiec [2007] JRC 200 (22 October 2007)

AG -v- Debiec [2007] JRC 200 (22 October 2007)

Debiec imported a substantial commercial quantity of ecstasy, was a principal not a courier, made full admissions, and received a one-third reduction for his guilty plea and first offender status, resulting in an 8-year sentence with concurrent 1-month sentence and recommendation for deportation.

Citation
[2007] JRC 200
Parties
Defendant: Debiec; Prosecution: Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
22 October 2007
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Drug Importation, Sentencing, Deportation
Criminal Law Drug Importation Sentencing Deportation

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Parties

Debiec

Defendant

Crown

Prosecution

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentence for commercial importation of ecstasy
  2. 2 mitigation for first offender
  3. 3 recommendation for deportation

Ratio Decidendi

Debiec imported a substantial commercial quantity of ecstasy, was a principal not a courier, made full admissions, and received a one-third reduction for his guilty plea and first offender status, resulting in an 8-year sentence with concurrent 1-month sentence and recommendation for deportation.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 8 years' imprisonment on Count 1
  • 1 month imprisonment on Count 2, concurrent