AG v de Freitas [2007] JRC 078 (02 April 2007)

AG v de Freitas [2007] JRC 078 (02 April 2007)

The defendant's deliberate and large-scale drug dealing for profit, balanced against significant mitigation including early guilty plea and self-incrimination, warrants a custodial sentence reduced from the starting point.

Citation
[2007] JRC 078
Parties
Defendant: Mr De Freitas; Prosecution: The Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
02 April 2007
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

Mr De Freitas

Defendant

The Crown

Prosecution

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for possession and supply of ecstasy and cannabis
  2. 2 Consideration of mitigation in sentencing

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant's deliberate and large-scale drug dealing for profit, balanced against significant mitigation including early guilty plea and self-incrimination, warrants a custodial sentence reduced from the starting point.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 1 year's imprisonment on Count 1
  • 4½ years' imprisonment on Count 2