Att. Gen. v McFarlane [1989] JLR_Note 13a (29 November 1989)

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

  1. 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