Guernsey Judgment 7/2007 - R E O'Dette and F D O'Dette v Law Officers of the Crown

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Importation of Class A drugs - conspiracy to import Class A drug - appeals against sentence and against recommendation for deportation -- on analysis the substance subject of the conspiracy charge proved not to be a controlled drug - relevance of the Richards guidelines (Court of Appeal 18th April 2002) - sentence should to some extent reflect the fact that the substance imported proved not to be a controlled drug - Immigration Act 1971 and the Immigration (Guernsey) Order 1993 - effect of a deportation order made in Guernsey against a non-British national - position contrasted with that in the United Kingdom - R v Carmona (2006) Criminal Law Review p.657 not followed - enquiries to be made by the Royal Court before recommending deportation - sentences reduced and orders recommending deportation quashed.