Att. Gen. v Sampson [1965] JJ 495 (19 July 1965)

Att. Gen. v Sampson [1965] JJ 495 (19 July 1965)

The appellate court will only interfere with a sentence if it is not warranted by law or is so excessive or inadequate as to be wrong in principle, not simply because it would have imposed a different sentence.

Citation
[1965] JJ 495
Parties
Appellant: Attorney General; Respondent: Sampson
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
19 July 1965
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Topics
Appeal Against Sentence, Principles for Appellate Intervention in Sentencing
Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Appeal Against Sentence Principles for Appellate Intervention in Sentencing

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Parties

Attorney General

Appellant

Sampson

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 When should an appellate court interfere with a sentence imposed by a lower court?

Ratio Decidendi

The appellate court will only interfere with a sentence if it is not warranted by law or is so excessive or inadequate as to be wrong in principle, not simply because it would have imposed a different sentence.