AG -v- Zaman [2013] JRC 139 (08 July 2013)

AG -v- Zaman [2013] JRC 139 (08 July 2013)

The sentence must reflect the seriousness of importing drugs into prison, apply the Rimmer guidelines to the aggregate amount, and allow mitigation for personal use and guilty plea, resulting in a 3-year consecutive sentence.

Citation
[2013] JRC 139
Parties
Defendant: Defendant; Prosecutor: Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
08 July 2013
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Drug Importation, Sentencing, Mitigation, Consecutive and Concurrent Sentences
Criminal Law Drug Importation Sentencing Mitigation Consecutive and Concurrent Sentences

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Parties

Defendant

Defendant

Crown

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for importation of heroin into prison
  2. 2 Application of Rimmer guidelines to personal use
  3. 3 Totality of offending for sentencing

Ratio Decidendi

The sentence must reflect the seriousness of importing drugs into prison, apply the Rimmer guidelines to the aggregate amount, and allow mitigation for personal use and guilty plea, resulting in a 3-year consecutive sentence.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 3 years' imprisonment, concurrent on Counts 3-6, consecutive to existing sentence
  • forfeiture and destruction of drugs