AG v O'Shea [2004] JRC 034 (20 February 2004)

JUDGMENT THE DEPUTY BAILIFF: 1. Your counsel has not opposed the conclusions and we are therefore going to grant them. You have, of course, spent a period in excess of that on remand and this will therefore mean your immediate release. Taking account of all the circumstances the sentence is as moved for by the Crown, namely 3 months' youth detention on the count of obtaining by false pretences; 1 month's youth detention for the possession of cannabis, consecutive, making a total of 4 months' youth detention.

2. We are satisfied that, in view of your previous failure to respond, that is appropriate under Article 4 of the law. We think you should pay a compensation order. You took £40 from this young man which you should not have done and, therefore, you must repay it. We make a compensation order in the sum of £40, with a period of one week in default, and we order that you pay that at £5.00 a week, which is the amount you said you could afford.

3. We hope very much that you can maintain your current progress. If you can keep off the heroin there is much good in you and we hope that you will not appear before the Courts again. If you start taking the heroin again we expect that we will see you. We order the forfeiture and destruction of the drugs. In view of the period that we have imposed you will not be subject to supervision. Authorities Criminal Justice (Young Offenders) (Jersey) Law 1994: Article 4. Page Last Updated: 18 Aug 2015 BAILII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Donate to BAILII