AG v Green [2003] JRC 148 (29 August 2003)

AG v Green [2003] JRC 148 (29 August 2003)

A custodial sentence is warranted for drug trafficking; mitigating factors including guilty plea and admission justify a reduction from the starting point.

Citation
[2003] JRC 148
Parties
Defendant: Green; Prosecutor: Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
29 August 2003
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
conviction and sentencing
Legal Topics
Drug Trafficking, Sentencing, Confiscation Order, Mitigation
Criminal Law Drug Trafficking Sentencing Confiscation Order Mitigation

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Parties

Green

Defendant

Crown

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentence for drug trafficking
  2. 2 application of confiscation order
  3. 3 consideration of mitigating factors

Ratio Decidendi

A custodial sentence is warranted for drug trafficking; mitigating factors including guilty plea and admission justify a reduction from the starting point.

Court Disposition

conviction and sentencing

Orders

  • confiscation order in the nominal sum of one pound
  • two years' imprisonment