AG v O'Brien (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal) : Le Cocq) [2025] JRC 232 (16 September 2025)
A significant allowance for mitigation justifies reducing the sentence from the Crown's starting point, resulting in a total of 3 years' imprisonment for all counts to be served concurrently.
- Citation
- [2025] JRC 232
- Parties
- Prosecution: Crown; Defendant: Defendant
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 16 September 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- convicted and sentenced
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing, Mitigation, Forfeiture of Property
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Parties
Crown
Prosecution
Defendant
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 appropriate sentence for multiple counts involving drugs and related offences
- 2 extent of mitigation to be applied
Ratio Decidendi
A significant allowance for mitigation justifies reducing the sentence from the Crown's starting point, resulting in a total of 3 years' imprisonment for all counts to be served concurrently.
Court Disposition
convicted and sentenced
Orders
- 3 years' imprisonment on Count 1
- 12 months' imprisonment on Count 2
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