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The Attorney General v John James Laycock

Sentencing after guilty pleas for importing heroin and cannabis for personal use. The Royal Court imposed 2 years’ imprisonment and ordered forfeiture and destruction.

  • Importation of controlled drugs
  • Personal use vs commercial purpose
  • Guilty plea mitigation
  • Forfeiture and destruction of drugs
  • Drug-offences
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law [2004] JRC 077

Finnigan v AG

Finnigan v AG [2004] JRC 077 (04 May 2004)

Appeal against sentence in a drug importation case. The court held that personal-use importation should attract a lower starting point than commercial trafficking and reduced the sentence.

  • Sentencing
  • Drug importation
  • Youth detention
  • Mitigation
  • Personal use vs commercial purpose
  • Drug-importation
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