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R v Sinon (CO 28 of 2020) [2021] SCSC 733 (5 November 2021)
The Supreme Court of Seychelles fined a first-time offender convicted on a guilty plea for drug trafficking and possession, imposing a total of SCR 15,000.
Tony Vidot & Ors v The Republic (SCA 21 of 2019; SCA 22 of 2019) [2020] SCCA 25 (18 December 2020)
The Court of Appeal of Seychelles quashed trafficking convictions, finding fingerprint and DNA evidence insufficient without proof of when and how the drugs were possessed.
R v Brioche & Ors (CO 2/2013) [2018] SCSC 8165 (16 May 2018)
The accused were found guilty based on evidence of possession, conspiracy, and active participation in trafficking large quantities of controlled drugs. Sentences were imposed according to statutory guidelines, with consideration of roles, mitigating factors, and prior convictions.
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R v Baker & Ano (CO 46/2011) [2018] SCSC 8113 (15 March 2018)
The prosecution established a prima facie case against the first accused on the count of trafficking by showing knowledge and access to the drugs found at his mother's premises. There was no evidence linking the second accused to the drugs or establishing aiding, abetting, or conspiracy. The second accused is acquitted of all counts; the first accused is acquitted of counts 2 and 3 but must make a defence to count 1.
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R v Valentin (CO 68/2016) [2017] SCSC 967 (4 December 2017)
The court dismissed a drug trafficking charge after finding the prosecution failed to prove which packet the accused allegedly threw and could not establish a safe chain of custody.
R v Prosper (CO 63/2010) [2017] SCSC 909 (26 July 2017)
Sentencing decision for possession of 395.8 grams of cannabis. The court applied the 2016 Misuse of Drugs Act and imposed 6 months' imprisonment plus a fine.
R v Prosper & Anor (CO 63/2010) [2017] SCSC 910 (26 July 2017)
The court found that the first accused was in possession of the cannabis with full knowledge and is presumed to have possessed it for trafficking. There was no evidence that the second accused had knowledge or control of the cannabis, nor that he aided or abetted the first accused.
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R v Finesse (CO 02/2016) [2017] SCSC 264 (22 March 2017)
The accused's guilty plea, first offender status, and personal circumstances justified a non-mandatory minimum sentence under the new law, but the seriousness of the offences warranted a short term of imprisonment and fines.
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R v William (CO 85/2015) [2017] SCSC 245 (16 March 2017)
The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused was in possession of and had knowledge of 2.68 grams of heroin found in his room, attracting the statutory presumption of trafficking, which the accused failed to rebut. The chain of custody was established and the defence of planting was unsupported and rejected.
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Republic v Bacco & Ano. (CO 44/2014) [2016] SCSC 111 (26 February 2016)
The Supreme Court of Seychelles acquitted two accused of cannabis trafficking after finding serious contradictions in the prosecution evidence and no proof of knowledge or control.
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