Att. Gen. v Wickenhauser [1987] JLR_Note 20b (23 October 1987)
The court held that a social enquiry report is normally required before sentencing first offenders to imprisonment.
- Parties
- Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Wickenhauser
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 23 October 1987
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- guidance issued
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing, First Offenders, Social Enquiry Report
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Parties
Attorney General
Applicant
Wickenhauser
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a social enquiry report is normally required before sentencing first offenders to imprisonment
Ratio Decidendi
The court held that a social enquiry report is normally required before sentencing first offenders to imprisonment.
Court Disposition
guidance issued
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