Att. Gen. v Holmes [1999] JLR_Note 17c (29 January 1999)

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

  1. 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