AG -v- Reid [2007] JRC 050 (23 February 2007)

AG -v- Reid [2007] JRC 050 (23 February 2007)

Exceptional personal and family circumstances, combined with the defendant's lack of prior drug convictions and support from family, justify a direct alternative to imprisonment in the form of community service and probation.

Citation
[2007] JRC 050
Parties
Defendant: Reid
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
23 February 2007
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Drug Offences, Sentencing, Community Service, Probation
Criminal Law Drug Offences Sentencing Community Service Probation

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Parties

Reid

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for possession of cocaine with low purity
  2. 2 Consideration of exceptional personal circumstances in sentencing

Ratio Decidendi

Exceptional personal and family circumstances, combined with the defendant's lack of prior drug convictions and support from family, justify a direct alternative to imprisonment in the form of community service and probation.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 180 hours Community Service (equivalent to 12 months' imprisonment)
  • 12 months' probation with compliance to Probation Officer's directions