AG -v- Parole [2007] JRC 020 (29 January 2007)

AG -v- Parole [2007] JRC 020 (29 January 2007)

The appropriate starting point for a mere courier importing 116 ecstasy tablets is 7 years; no uplift is necessary for the small amount of Class C drug. Mitigation factors justify reduction to 4 years' imprisonment.

Citation
[2007] JRC 020
Parties
Defendant: Unnamed Defendant; Prosecutor: Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
29 January 2007
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
conviction and sentencing
Legal Topics
Drug Importation, Sentencing, Deportation
Criminal Law Drug Importation Sentencing Deportation

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Parties

Unnamed Defendant

Defendant

Crown

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentence for importing Class A and Class C drugs
  2. 2 mitigation factors in sentencing
  3. 3 deportation recommendation

Ratio Decidendi

The appropriate starting point for a mere courier importing 116 ecstasy tablets is 7 years; no uplift is necessary for the small amount of Class C drug. Mitigation factors justify reduction to 4 years' imprisonment.

Court Disposition

conviction and sentencing

Orders

  • 4 years' imprisonment on Count 1
  • 12 months' imprisonment concurrent on Count 3