AG v Lomas [2001] JRC 94 (03 May 2001)

The appropriate starting point for sentencing is five and a half years imprisonment, reduced to three and a half years due to mitigating factors, with forfeiture and destruction of the drugs ordered.

Citation: [2001] JRC 94
Parties: Prosecution: The Crown; Defendant: Miss Lomas
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 03 May 2001
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome: conviction and sentencing
Legal Topics: Possession of Controlled Substances, Sentencing, Mitigating and Aggravating Factors

Criminal Law Drug Offences Possession of Controlled Substances Sentencing Mitigating and Aggravating Factors

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Parties

The Crown

Prosecution

Miss Lomas

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

1 Appropriate sentence for possession of heroin for personal use
2 Consideration of mitigating and aggravating factors

Ratio Decidendi

The appropriate starting point for sentencing is five and a half years imprisonment, reduced to three and a half years due to mitigating factors, with forfeiture and destruction of the drugs ordered.

Court Disposition

conviction and sentencing

Orders

Three and a half years imprisonment for Miss Lomas
Forfeiture and destruction of the drugs