AG -v- Strak [2008] JRC 093 (06 June 2008)

The defendant's guilty plea, admissions, and rehabilitation efforts warranted concurrent sentences totaling three years' imprisonment, with a recommendation for deportation and forfeiture of drugs.

Citation: [2008] JRC 093
Parties: Defendant: Strak; Prosecutor: Crown Advocate
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 06 June 2008
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome: convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics: Drug Offences, Sentencing, Deportation, Forfeiture

Criminal Law Drug Offences Sentencing Deportation Forfeiture

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Parties

Strak

Defendant

Crown Advocate

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

1 appropriate sentence for supply of heroin
2 consideration of mitigating factors
3 recommendation for deportation

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant's guilty plea, admissions, and rehabilitation efforts warranted concurrent sentences totaling three years' imprisonment, with a recommendation for deportation and forfeiture of drugs.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

3 years' imprisonment on Count 1
2 months' imprisonment on Count 2