AG v Le Cocq [2001] JRC 192 (07 September 2001)

AG v Le Cocq [2001] JRC 192 (07 September 2001)

The defendant is sentenced based on the small amount and low strength of drugs supplied and possessed, his cooperation, admissions, first relevant conviction, and personal circumstances, with the commercial trafficking guidelines deemed inapplicable.

Citation
[2001] JRC 192
Parties
Defendant: Le Cocq; Prosecution: Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
07 September 2001
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Drug Offences, Sentencing, Mitigation
Criminal Law Drug Offences Sentencing Mitigation

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Parties

Le Cocq

Defendant

Crown

Prosecution

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 sentencing for supply and possession of heroin
  2. 2 assessment of mitigation
  3. 3 applicability of commercial trafficking guidelines

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant is sentenced based on the small amount and low strength of drugs supplied and possessed, his cooperation, admissions, first relevant conviction, and personal circumstances, with the commercial trafficking guidelines deemed inapplicable.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • Two years' imprisonment on count 1 and two years' imprisonment, concurrent, on count 2 of the first indictment; six months' imprisonment, consecutive, on count 1 of the second indictment; total of 2½ years' imprisonment.