Att. Gen. v Devonshire Hotel Ltd. [1987] JLR 577 (29 June 1988)
- Citation
- [1987] JLR 577
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- Posture
- Criminal / Appeal
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Holding and result
A centenier's inquiry is not a judicial inquiry; therefore, its decision not to charge or its belief in guilt cannot support pleas of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict.
Court disposition
plea of autrefois acquit and autrefois convict rejected
02
Material facts
Parties
Attorney General
ApplicantDevonshire Hotel Ltd.
Respondent03
Procedural history
Posture
Criminal / Appeal
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
Whether a centenier's inquiry constitutes a judicial inquiry for the purposes of pleas of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict
Party arguments
- Applicant
- The centenier's inquiry is not a judicial inquiry and its decision not to charge cannot support a plea of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict.
- Respondent
- The respondent contends that the centenier's belief or decision should be sufficient to support a plea of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict.
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Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
Jersey criminal law
A centenier's inquiry is not a judicial inquiry and its decision not to charge cannot be the basis for a plea of autrefois acquit.
- 02
Jersey criminal law
A centenier's belief that an offender is guilty cannot be the basis for a plea of autrefois convict.
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
A centenier's inquiry is not a judicial inquiry; therefore, its decision not to charge or its belief in guilt cannot support pleas of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict.
Court disposition
plea of autrefois acquit and autrefois convict rejected
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