AG v Borland [2024] JRC 078 (09 April 2024)

AG v Borland [2024] JRC 078 (09 April 2024)

The sentence is determined by applying the Rimmer guidelines, starting at 9 years due to weight and purity, reduced for early guilty plea and mitigation to 5 years and 3 months' imprisonment.

Citation
[2024] JRC 078
Parties
Defendant: Unknown Defendant; Prosecutor: Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
09 April 2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Drug Importation, Sentencing, Mitigation

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Parties

Unknown Defendant

Defendant

Crown

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

  1. 1 appropriate sentence for importation of Class A drugs
  2. 2 application of sentencing guidelines for cocaine trafficking
  3. 3 consideration of mitigation factors

Ratio Decidendi

The sentence is determined by applying the Rimmer guidelines, starting at 9 years due to weight and purity, reduced for early guilty plea and mitigation to 5 years and 3 months' imprisonment.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 5 years and 3 months' imprisonment
  • postponement of confiscation proceedings for six weeks