AG -v- Proctor [2010] JRC 157 (27 August 2010)

AG -v- Proctor [2010] JRC 157 (27 August 2010)

No exceptional circumstances exist; custodial sentence is mandatory; mitigation considered but does not outweigh the need for imprisonment.

Citation
[2010] JRC 157
Parties
Defendant: Unknown Defendant; Prosecutor: The Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
27 August 2010
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Drug Offences, Sentencing, Importation of Controlled Substances

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Parties

Unknown Defendant

Defendant

The Crown

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of the prohibition on importation of heroin

Ratio Decidendi

No exceptional circumstances exist; custodial sentence is mandatory; mitigation considered but does not outweigh the need for imprisonment.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 3 years' imprisonment
  • forfeiture and destruction of the drugs