Republic V Adrienne (CO 26/2014) [2016] SCSC 156 (9 March 2016)

Republic V Adrienne (CO 26/2014) [2016] SCSC 156 (9 March 2016)

A starting point of six years imprisonment was reduced by twenty five percent due to the guilty plea, resulting in a sentence of four years six months imprisonment, with time spent in custody to be considered.

Citation
[2016] SCSC 156
Parties
Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Jeffrey Adrienne
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Judgment Date
9 March 2016
Case Number
CO 26/2014
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing After Guilty Plea
Outcome
Convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Controlled Drugs, Possession, Sentencing
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Controlled Drugs Possession Sentencing

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Parties

The Republic

Prosecution

Jeffrey Adrienne

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing After Guilty Plea

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for possession of controlled drug (heroin)
  2. 2 Consideration of mitigating factors in sentencing

Ratio Decidendi

A starting point of six years imprisonment was reduced by twenty five percent due to the guilty plea, resulting in a sentence of four years six months imprisonment, with time spent in custody to be considered.

Court Disposition

Convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • Accused sentenced to four years six months imprisonment
  • Time spent in custody to be taken into account when calculating release date