Morocco Drug Offences (Jurisdiction) Case

• Jurisdiction: Dinamarca
• Date: 27 April 1983
• Court: Eastern Provincial Court (Denmark)

Denmark, Eastern Provincial Court.

Morocco Drug Offences (Jurisdiction) Case

Jurisdiction Personal Crimes committed by nationals abroad Jurisdiction of municipal courts Penalty limited to maximum which could be imposed in the place of commission of the offence The law of Denmark

Summary: The facts:The accused, a Danish national, was charged with attempting to import drugs from Morocco into the Netherlands in 1981. The attempt had failed due to the intervention of the French customs authorities, who had seized a yacht being used by the accused. The accused was convicted by a Danish court and sentenced to six years' imprisonment. He appealed to the Eastern Provincial Court.

Held:The appeal against the conviction was dismissed but the sentence was reduced.

In accordance with the applicable provisions of the Danish Code of Criminal Law, the sentence was to be fixed at the maximum penalty which could have been imposed...