1999/6 - AG v Cairns [1999] UR 6 (15 January 1999)

1999/6 - AG v Cairns [1999] UR 6 (15 January 1999)

A term of imprisonment is warranted for theft involving sums not described as small, with mitigation considered for remorse and intention to repay; inflation-adjusted threshold for 'small' sums is £20,000.

Citation
[1999] UR 6
Parties
Defendant: Cairns; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
15 January 1999
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
conviction and custodial sentence
Legal Topics
Sentencing, Theft, Mitigation
Criminal Law Sentencing Theft Mitigation

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Parties

Cairns

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for theft involving sums less than £20,000
  2. 2 Consideration of mitigation and remorse

Ratio Decidendi

A term of imprisonment is warranted for theft involving sums not described as small, with mitigation considered for remorse and intention to repay; inflation-adjusted threshold for 'small' sums is £20,000.

Court Disposition

conviction and custodial sentence

Orders

  • 12 months imprisonment on count 1
  • 12 months imprisonment on counts 2 and 3