AG -v- Morgan [2018] JRC 133 (23 July 2018)

AG -v- Morgan [2018] JRC 133 (23 July 2018)

The correct starting point for sentencing is 8½ years due to lack of evidence of importation or commercial involvement, reduced to 5 years and 2 months imprisonment for mitigation including guilty plea and absence of prior drug convictions.

Citation
[2018] JRC 133
Parties
Defendant: Defendant; Prosecution: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
23 July 2018
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
conviction and sentencing
Legal Topics
Drug Offences, Sentencing, Mitigation
Criminal Law Drug Offences Sentencing Mitigation

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Parties

Defendant

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecution

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentencing for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs
  2. 2 assessment of defendant's involvement in drug trade
  3. 3 mitigation factors in sentencing

Ratio Decidendi

The correct starting point for sentencing is 8½ years due to lack of evidence of importation or commercial involvement, reduced to 5 years and 2 months imprisonment for mitigation including guilty plea and absence of prior drug convictions.

Court Disposition

conviction and sentencing

Orders

  • Imprisonment for 5 years and 2 months
  • Forfeiture and destruction of drugs