AG v Oliveira [2005] JRC 047 (15 April 2005)

AG v Oliveira [2005] JRC 047 (15 April 2005)

Sentence reduced to eighteen months' imprisonment due to mitigation; deportation recommended as continued presence is detrimental and not disproportionate given lack of ties to Jersey.

Citation
[2005] JRC 047
Parties
Defendant: Unknown Defendant; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
15 April 2005
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted
Legal Topics
Drug Importation, Sentencing, Deportation
Criminal Law Drug Importation Sentencing Deportation

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Parties

Unknown Defendant

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentence for importation of heroin
  2. 2 mitigation factors in sentencing
  3. 3 grounds for deportation

Ratio Decidendi

Sentence reduced to eighteen months' imprisonment due to mitigation; deportation recommended as continued presence is detrimental and not disproportionate given lack of ties to Jersey.

Court Disposition

convicted

Orders

  • eighteen months' imprisonment
  • recommendation for deportation at conclusion of sentence