AG -v- Doyle [2007] JRC 097 (10 May 2007)

AG -v- Doyle [2007] JRC 097 (10 May 2007)

The court determined the appropriate sentence by applying established starting points for the quantities of cocaine and ecstasy involved, increased the starting point to reflect multiple drug types, and applied a full one-third discount for the defendant's immediate guilty plea and mitigation, resulting in...

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Citation
[2007] JRC 097
Parties
Defendant: [Defendant Name Not Provided]; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
10 May 2007
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing Judgment
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Drug Offences, Sentencing, Mitigation, Concurrent Sentences
Criminal Law Drug Offences Sentencing Mitigation Concurrent Sentences

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Parties

[Defendant Name Not Provided]

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentencing for possession and supply of cocaine and ecstasy
  2. 2 application of sentencing guidelines for drug offences
  3. 3 consideration of mitigation and guilty plea

Ratio Decidendi

The court determined the appropriate sentence by applying established starting points for the quantities of cocaine and ecstasy involved, increased the starting point to reflect multiple drug types, and applied a full one-third discount for the defendant's immediate guilty plea and mitigation, resulting in concurrent sentences totaling 5½ years' imprisonment.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 5½ years' imprisonment on Count 1
  • 3 years' imprisonment on Count 3