Att. Gen. v Goss [2005] JLR_Note 41 (27 September 2005)
The court determined that the seriousness of the offence warranted a sentence of life imprisonment.
- Parties
- Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Goss
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 27 September 2005
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- life imprisonment imposed
- Legal Topics
- Life Imprisonment, Sentencing
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Parties
Attorney General
Applicant
Goss
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Appropriateness of life imprisonment as a sentence
Ratio Decidendi
The court determined that the seriousness of the offence warranted a sentence of life imprisonment.
Court Disposition
life imprisonment imposed
Orders
- Respondent sentenced to life imprisonment
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