AG -v- Bellamy [2005] JRC 061 (29 April 2005)

JUDGMENT THE BAILIFF: 1. Bellamy we hope you understand that threatening a police officer with a broken bottle is a very serious matter and would usually be punished by a custodial sentence, so in a sense we are being generous to you in complying with the recommendations of the Crown Advocate. We hope you now realise how things can go badly wrong when you allow yourself to get so drunk that you do not know what you are doing. We hope that with the guidance of the Probation Officer, you will be able to address these problems and moderate your drinking and not behave in this kind of way again.

2. We sentence you as follows. On Court 2, we are going to place you on probation for 12 months, subject to the usual conditions that you be of good behaviour during that time and be under the supervision of a Probation Officer to live and work as directed by the Probation Officer and indeed there are a number of conditions which you will be asked to sign in a few moments when the Court has retired.

3. We will also order you to perform 90 hours' community service on Count 2, which is the equivalent of 3 months' youth detention. On Count 3, we will place you on probation for 12 months concurrent, and order you to do 70 hours' community service again concurrent; that being equivalent of two months' youth detention. So the overall sentence of the Court is that you will be on Probation for 12 months and that you will perform 90 hours' community service. Authorities A. G. -v- Harben and Anor (9 TH February, 2001) Jersey Unreported [2001]JRC34. Whelan: Aspects of Sentencing in the Superior Courts of Jersey (2 nd Ed'n): pp. 779 and 780. Page Last Updated: 14 Jul 2016 BAILII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Donate to BAILII