Att. Gen. v Holmes [1999] JLR_Note 17c (29 January 1999)
The court held that it needs the statutory power to make a hospital order as part of sentencing.
- Parties
- Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Holmes
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 29 January 1999
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- No order made due to lack of statutory power
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing, Hospital Orders
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Parties
Attorney General
Applicant
Holmes
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the court has the power to make a hospital order as part of sentencing
Ratio Decidendi
The court held that it needs the statutory power to make a hospital order as part of sentencing.
Court Disposition
No order made due to lack of statutory power
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