R v Sameja & Anor (CR S 05/2019) [2020] SCSC 524 (22 June 2020)
The Second Accused is sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for aiding and abetting trafficking of 156.85 grams of pure heroin, considering the guilty plea, remorse, absence of prior aggravating conviction, but presence of a commercial element and the quantity of drugs.
- Citation
- [2020] SCSC 524
- Parties
- Prosecutor: The Republic; Accused: Francisca Sameja; Accused: Dominic Dugasse
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- Seychelles
- Judgment Date
- 22 June 2020
- Case Number
- CR S 05/2019
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- convicted and sentenced
- Legal Topics
- Drug Trafficking, Aiding and Abetting, Sentencing, Mitigation
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
The Republic
Prosecutor
Francisca Sameja
Accused
Dominic Dugasse
Accused
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Second Accused aided and abetted trafficking in a controlled drug
- 2 Appropriate sentence for aiding and abetting trafficking of 156.85 grams of pure heroin
Ratio Decidendi
The Second Accused is sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for aiding and abetting trafficking of 156.85 grams of pure heroin, considering the guilty plea, remorse, absence of prior aggravating conviction, but presence of a commercial element and the quantity of drugs.
Court Disposition
convicted and sentenced
Orders
- Second Convict sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment
- Time spent on remand to be deducted from sentence
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