AG v Yeowart and Maidment [2022] JRC 027 (03 February 2022)

Given the quantity and purity of cocaine, and the defendants' roles as couriers with significant prior convictions, a starting point of sixteen years' imprisonment was appropriate, reduced to eleven years for guilty pleas and mitigation.

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Citation: [2022] JRC 027
Parties: Defendant: Yeowart; Defendant: Maidment; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 03 February 2022
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing Judgment
Outcome: convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics: Drug Importation, Sentencing, Confiscation, Forfeiture

Criminal Law Drug Importation Sentencing Confiscation Forfeiture

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Parties

Yeowart

Defendant

Maidment

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing Judgment

Legal Issues

1 appropriate sentence for importation of cocaine
2 application of sentencing guidelines for drug offences
3 confiscation of proceeds of crime

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

Yeowart sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment
Maidment sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment

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