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R v JH – April 2023 – Wood Green Crown Court
Client pleaded guilty, on a basis, to his involvement in supplying Class A Drugs, possession of criminal property and possession of a bladed article.
The Defence disagreed with where the Crown placed their client in the Sentencing Guidelines; the Crown submitted that the facts placed this in Category 2 Harm. It was submitted by the Defence that the offence involved Category 3 Harm and in so doing submitted that the algorithm used by the Crown to calculate the quantity of drugs sold on the drug line is an inappropriate basis, in the context of this case, upon which to move from a Category 3 Harm to Category 2 Harm. The Defence instructed a drugs expert which resulted in the Prosecution conceding and the client was sentenced as a Category 3 Harm.
