Att. Gen. v McKinley [1980] JLR 153 (05 August 1980)
A Jersey court may consider sentences imposed in England for offences forming part of the same series as Jersey offences, but must still impose an appropriate additional sentence for the Jersey offences.
- Citation
- [1980] JLR 153
- Parties
- Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: McKinley
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 05 August 1980
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- sentence imposed
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing Principles, Series of Offences, Cross Jurisdictional Offences
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Parties
Attorney General
Applicant
McKinley
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a Jersey court should take into account sentences imposed in England for offences forming part of the same series as Jersey offences when sentencing for the Jersey offences.
Ratio Decidendi
A Jersey court may consider sentences imposed in England for offences forming part of the same series as Jersey offences, but must still impose an appropriate additional sentence for the Jersey offences.
Court Disposition
sentence imposed
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