Att. Gen. v. Goodwin [2016] 2 JLR 220 (15 September 2016)
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- [2016] 2 JLR 220
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- Criminal / Sentencing
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Holding and result
A sentence of 12 months' imprisonment is appropriate for attempting to conceal a money laundering offence by providing falsified bank statements, to run concurrently with a greater sentence for money laundering.
Court disposition
convicted and sentenced
Orders
- 12 months' imprisonment for perverting the course of justice to run concurrently with sentence for money laundering
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Material facts
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Attorney General
ApplicantGoodwin
RespondentAmounts and remedies
- Sentence for Perverting the Course of Justice: months 12
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Procedural history
Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
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Questions and positions
Legal issues
What is the appropriate sentence for attempting to conceal a money laundering offence by providing falsified bank statements?
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Jersey criminal sentencing principles
Seriousness of perverting the course of justice in the context of money laundering.
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Ratio decidendi
A sentence of 12 months' imprisonment is appropriate for attempting to conceal a money laundering offence by providing falsified bank statements, to run concurrently with a greater sentence for money laundering.
Court disposition
convicted and sentenced
- 12 months' imprisonment for perverting the course of justice to run concurrently with sentence for money laundering
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