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Cite as: [2024] JRC 96, [2024] JRC 096
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Drugs - non-attendance of Defendant
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Before : |
R. J. MacRae, Esq., Deputy Bailiff, and Jurats Austin-Vautier and Cornish |
The Attorney General
-v-
Joshua Peter O'Brien
Ms C. L. G. Carvalho, Crown Advocate.
The Defendant did not appear and was not represented.
ex tempore JUDGMENT
THE DEPUTY BAILIFF:
1. The Defendant has refused to attend so we will direct that a not guilty plea be entered in relation to Count 7. He has already been notified by the prison authorities that we will invite the Crown to, if at all possible, make a note on his local conviction record to the effect that he has refused to attend Court this morning so that can be taken into account including when he is at liberty in relation to any applications for bail. It is a request we have made in other cases.
2. The second direction that we want to make, and again this needs to be communicated to the Defendant, is that in the event of him being convicted by the Jurats in November then we direct that the Prosecution's summary of facts and conclusions expressly take into account his refusal to attend court so that if he is convicted his sentence will reflect and take into account his refusal to attend court today.
3. Anyone who fails to attend court in these circumstances should know that there will be consequences for them, both in terms of sentence and any future applications for bail when they are at liberty.
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