AG -v- Alves Vieira and Vieira [2011] JRC 179B (16 September 2011)
Sentences imposed based on guideline cases, quantity of drugs, defendants' roles, guilty pleas, and personal circumstances; deportation recommended for Mr Alves due to offence severity and limited ties to the Island.
- Citation
- [2011] JRC 179B
- Parties
- Defendant: Mr Alves; Defendant: Mr Vieira; Defendant: Mrs Vieira; Prosecutor: Attorney General
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 16 September 2011
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- convicted
- Legal Topics
- Drug Offences, Conspiracy, Possession, Deportation, Sentencing
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Parties
Mr Alves
Defendant
Mr Vieira
Defendant
Mrs Vieira
Defendant
Attorney General
Prosecutor
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 conspiracy to import heroin
- 2 possession of heroin
- 3 obstructing a police officer
Ratio Decidendi
Sentences imposed based on guideline cases, quantity of drugs, defendants' roles, guilty pleas, and personal circumstances; deportation recommended for Mr Alves due to offence severity and limited ties to the Island.
Court Disposition
convicted
Orders
- Mr Vieira: 4 years' imprisonment for conspiracy to import heroin, 2 months' imprisonment concurrent for obstructing police officer
- Mr Alves: 3 years' imprisonment for conspiracy to import heroin, recommendation for deportation
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