AG v Wolff (legal argument) [2020] JRC 138A (09 July 2020)

AG v Wolff (legal argument) [2020] JRC 138A (09 July 2020)

The court refused the application for advance sentencing, holding that the facts did not justify departure from the general principle that co-defendants should be sentenced together, and that justice requires all relevant information and comparative culpability to be considered at the same time.

Citation
[2020] JRC 138A
Parties
Defendant: Wolff; Prosecution: Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
09 July 2020
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Application for Advance Sentencing
Outcome
application refused
Legal Topics
Sentencing, Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking, Procedure for Co Defendants
Criminal Law Sentencing Money Laundering Drug Trafficking Procedure for Co Defendants

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Parties

Wolff

Defendant

Crown

Prosecution

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Application for Advance Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendant Wolff should be sentenced in advance of her co-defendants in a multi-defendant drug importation and money laundering case

Ratio Decidendi

The court refused the application for advance sentencing, holding that the facts did not justify departure from the general principle that co-defendants should be sentenced together, and that justice requires all relevant information and comparative culpability to be considered at the same time.

Court Disposition

application refused

Orders

  • Defendant remanded in custody to be sentenced before the Superior Number on 22nd and 23rd September, 2020.