AG v Williams [2024] JRC 226 (25 October 2024)

A custodial sentence is mandatory for both the importation of cocaine and perverting the course of justice, with reductions for guilty plea and mitigation, resulting in 12 months for Count 1 and 9 months consecutive for Count 2, totaling 21 months' imprisonment.

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Citation: [2024] JRC 226
Parties: Defendant: Mr Williams; Prosecution: Crown
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 25 October 2024
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome: convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics: Drug Importation, Perverting the Course of Justice, Sentencing

Criminal Law Drug Importation Perverting the Course of Justice Sentencing

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Parties

Mr Williams

Defendant

Crown

Prosecution

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

1 Whether the defendant was knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of the prohibition on the importation of cocaine
2 Whether the defendant perverted the course of justice by wiping the content of a mobile phone seized by police
3 Appropriate sentence for the offences

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

12 months' imprisonment on Count 1 (importation of cocaine)
9 months' imprisonment on Count 2 (perverting the course of justice), consecutive to Count 1

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