1999/143 - Pipon v AG [1999] UR 143 (16 August 1999)

1999/143 - Pipon v AG [1999] UR 143 (16 August 1999)

The three-month disqualification was excessive given the mitigating circumstances and absence of recent prior offences; a one-month disqualification is appropriate.

Citation
[1999] UR 143
Parties
Appellant: Appellant; Respondent: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
16 August 1999
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Outcome
appeal allowed in part
Legal Topics
Careless Driving, Sentencing, Disqualification From Driving
Criminal Law Road Traffic Law Careless Driving Sentencing Disqualification From Driving

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Parties

Appellant

Appellant

Attorney General

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the three-month disqualification from driving was wrong in principle or manifestly excessive for careless driving

Ratio Decidendi

The three-month disqualification was excessive given the mitigating circumstances and absence of recent prior offences; a one-month disqualification is appropriate.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed in part

Orders

  • Three-month disqualification quashed and substituted with one-month disqualification