AG v Pick [2000] JRC 223 (10 November 2000)

The defendant's repeated inability to comply with non-custodial sentences and prior drug convictions justify a custodial sentence, with a reduction for guilty plea and cooperation.

Citation: [2000] JRC 223
Parties: Defendant: Pick; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 10 November 2000
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome: convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics: Drug Offences, Sentencing, Probation Breach

Criminal Law Drug Offences Sentencing Probation Breach

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Parties

Pick

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

1 Appropriate sentence for repeat drug offences
2 Effect of previous convictions and probation breaches on sentencing

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant's repeated inability to comply with non-custodial sentences and prior drug convictions justify a custodial sentence, with a reduction for guilty plea and cooperation.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

3 months imprisonment on count 1
1 month imprisonment on count 2