AG v Harriott [2003] JRC 100 (20 June 2003)
Mitigation was increased due to unusual circumstances of addiction, resulting in a reduced sentence of 2 years' imprisonment instead of the 4-year starting point.
- Citation
- [2003] JRC 100
- Parties
- Prosecutor: A. G.; Defendant: Defendant
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 20 June 2003
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- convicted
- Legal Topics
- Drug Offences, Sentencing, Mitigation
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Parties
A. G.
Prosecutor
Defendant
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 appropriate sentence for importing cannabis to pay drug debt
- 2 extent of mitigation for threats and addiction circumstances
Ratio Decidendi
Mitigation was increased due to unusual circumstances of addiction, resulting in a reduced sentence of 2 years' imprisonment instead of the 4-year starting point.
Court Disposition
convicted
Orders
- 2 years' imprisonment
- forfeiture and destruction of the drugs
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