AG -v- Boustouler [2010] JRC 076 (16 April 2010)

The interests of the community are best served by assisting the defendant to abstain from illegal drugs through probation and treatment rather than imprisonment, given his progress and remorse.

Citation: [2010] JRC 076
Parties: Defendant: Defendant
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 16 April 2010
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome: convicted
Legal Topics: Obstruction of Police, Possession of Controlled Substances, Larceny, Probation, Community Treatment Order

Criminal Law Obstruction of Police Possession of Controlled Substances Larceny Probation Community Treatment Order

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Parties

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

1 obstruction of police
2 possession of cannabis and Oxycodone
3 theft of charity box

Ratio Decidendi

The interests of the community are best served by assisting the defendant to abstain from illegal drugs through probation and treatment rather than imprisonment, given his progress and remorse.

Court Disposition

convicted

Orders

1 year's probation on usual and additional conditions
abstain from illegal and non-prescribed opiates confirmed by random and routine drug tests