AG v Galante [2000] JRC 10 (21 January 2000)

AG v Galante [2000] JRC 10 (21 January 2000)

The defendant is sentenced to 12 months probation with mandatory participation in drug rehabilitation programmes, employment assistance, and abstention from amphetamine sulphates, based on the principle of rehabilitation for simple possession offences.

Citation
[2000] JRC 10
Parties
Prosecutor: Attorney General; Defendant: Unnamed Defendant
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
21 January 2000
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
probation
Legal Topics
Drug Offences, Sentencing, Probation
Criminal Law Drug Offences Sentencing Probation

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Parties

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Unnamed Defendant

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentence for simple possession of class B drugs

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant is sentenced to 12 months probation with mandatory participation in drug rehabilitation programmes, employment assistance, and abstention from amphetamine sulphates, based on the principle of rehabilitation for simple possession offences.

Court Disposition

probation

Orders

  • 12 months probation
  • completion of 8 session Drug Education for Young Offenders programme