Att. Gen. v Robins [2003] JLR_Note 58 (01 December 2003)

Att. Gen. v Robins [2003] JLR_Note 58 (01 December 2003)

Unusual hardship to the offender's family may be taken into account as mitigation in sentencing for indecent assault.

Parties
Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Robins
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
01 December 2003
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
sentence mitigated due to unusual hardship to family
Legal Topics
Indecent Assault, Sentencing, Mitigation, Hardship to Family

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Parties

Attorney General

Applicant

Robins

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

  1. 1 Whether unusual hardship to family is a valid mitigating factor in sentencing for indecent assault

Ratio Decidendi

Unusual hardship to the offender's family may be taken into account as mitigation in sentencing for indecent assault.

Court Disposition

sentence mitigated due to unusual hardship to family