1999/28 - AG v Bellows [1999] UR 28 (8 February 1999)

Given the scale, breach of trust, and impact on the financial sector, balanced against mitigation factors, a custodial sentence of 5½ years is appropriate.

Citation: [1999] UR 28
Parties: Prosecutor: Attorney General; Defendant: Bellows
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 08 February 1999
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome: convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics: Fraudulent Conversion, False Pretences, Breach of Trust, Sentencing Guidelines

Criminal Law Fraudulent Conversion False Pretences Breach of Trust Sentencing Guidelines

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Parties

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Bellows

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

1 appropriate sentence for fraudulent conversion and obtaining property by false pretences
2 application of breach of trust sentencing guidelines

Ratio Decidendi

Given the scale, breach of trust, and impact on the financial sector, balanced against mitigation factors, a custodial sentence of 5½ years is appropriate.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

5½ years imprisonment on each count, concurrent