AG v Delduca [2023] JRC 185 (16 October 2023)

Exceptional cooperation, genuine remorse, and early guilty plea justified substantial reduction from guideline starting point for importation of 112 grams of high-purity cocaine.

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Citation: [2023] JRC 185
Parties: Defendant: Defendant; Prosecutor: Crown
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 16 October 2023
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome: convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics: Drug Importation, Sentencing, Confiscation, Mitigation

Criminal Law Drug Importation Sentencing Confiscation Mitigation

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Parties

Defendant

Crown

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

1 sentencing for importation of Class A drugs
2 assessment of mitigation
3 application of confiscation order

Ratio Decidendi

Exceptional cooperation, genuine remorse, and early guilty plea justified substantial reduction from guideline starting point for importation of 112 grams of high-purity cocaine.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

3 years 10 months imprisonment for importation of cocaine
confiscation order in the sum of £1

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