Att. Gen. v McFarlane [1989] JLR_Note 13a (29 November 1989)
Sentences for robbery involving violent threats to staff of small shops must be deterrent in nature.
- Parties
- Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: McFarlane
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 29 November 1989
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- sentence imposed
- Legal Topics
- Robbery, Sentencing, Violent Threats, Deterrence
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Parties
Attorney General
Applicant
McFarlane
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Appropriate sentence for robbery involving violent threats to staff of small shops
Ratio Decidendi
Sentences for robbery involving violent threats to staff of small shops must be deterrent in nature.
Court Disposition
sentence imposed
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