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Criminal law [2025] JRC 151

AG v Mallet (Royal Court : Hearing

AG v Mallet (Royal Court : Hearing (Criminal) : MacRae) [2025] JRC 151 (20 May 2025)

The Royal Court held that a cannabis resin charge could proceed despite trace THC and predominant HHC, rejecting a de minimis argument at the no-case-to-answer stage.

  • Controlled drugs
  • Statutory interpretation
  • De minimis principle
  • Drug-law
  • Controlled-drugs
  • Statutory-interpretation
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Criminal law

The Attorney General v Jobe Ashley Le Jehan and Paul Anthony Louis

Breach of community service orders after cannabis convictions: Paul Louis had his order discharged and was placed on 2 years’ probation; Jobe Le Jehan’s order continued.

  • Breach of community service order
  • Probation order
  • Controlled drugs
  • Cannabis production and supply
  • Young offenders sentencing
  • Community-service-order
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Criminal law [2015] JRC 170

AG -v- Buchanan

AG -v- Buchanan [2015] JRC 170 (18 August 2015)

Sentencing for possession of 278.2 grams of heroin with intent to supply. The court reduced the starting point to 10 years and imposed 4½ years’ imprisonment.

  • Possession with intent to supply
  • Controlled drugs
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal-law
  • Drug-offences
  • Possession-with-intent-to-supply
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Criminal law [2014] JCA 087

Norris -v- AG

Norris -v- AG [2014] JCA 087 (02 April 2014)

The Court of Appeal refused leave to call fresh witnesses and refused leave to appeal sentence, holding the proposed evidence was unavailable or irrelevant and the 8-year sentence was proper.

  • Sentencing
  • Controlled drugs
  • Conspiracy
  • Appeals
  • Adducing fresh evidence
  • Criminal-appeals
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Criminal law [2011] JRC 197

AG -v- Dobson

AG -v- Dobson [2011] JRC 197 (05 October 2011)

Sentencing for importing 97.66 grams of cocaine into Jersey. The court applied drug-trafficking sentencing policy, set a 10-year starting point, and imposed 5½ years.

  • Drug trafficking
  • Sentencing
  • Controlled drugs
  • Drug-trafficking
  • Controlled-drugs
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2006] JCA 036

Beamer -v- AG 15-March-2006

Beamer -v- AG 15-March-2006 [2006] JCA 036 (15 March 2006)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for leave to appeal against conviction, holding that contested text messages, CCTV evidence, and a dealer list were admissible.

  • Conspiracy
  • Controlled drugs
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Misuse of drugs (jersey) law 1978
  • Criminal-law
  • Drug-offences
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Criminal law

AG v Lakeman

After admitting breach of probation, Lakeman was sentenced to 30 months’ youth detention for possession of ecstasy with intent to supply.

  • Breach of probation
  • Controlled drugs
  • Sentencing
  • Youth detention
  • Possession with intent to supply
  • Breach-of-probation
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Criminal law

AG v Hilario and Ors

The Royal Court sentenced three young men for a joint street assault, including a stabbing, and ordered forfeiture of the knife and drugs.

  • Controlled drugs
  • Possession of offensive weapon
  • Grave and criminal assault
  • Youth sentencing
  • Joint enterprise
  • Forfeiture
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