Att. Gen. v. Goodwin [2016] 2 JLR 220 (15 September 2016)

Att. Gen. v. Goodwin [2016] 2 JLR 220 (15 September 2016)

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.

Citation
[2016] 2 JLR 220
Parties
Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Goodwin
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
15 September 2016
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Perverting the Course of Justice, Money Laundering, Sentencing
Criminal Law Perverting the Course of Justice Money Laundering Sentencing

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Parties

Attorney General

Applicant

Goodwin

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 What is the appropriate sentence for attempting to conceal a money laundering offence by providing falsified bank statements?

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

Orders

  • 12 months' imprisonment for perverting the course of justice to run concurrently with sentence for money laundering