AG -v- Campell [2014] JRC 058 (04 March 2014)

AG -v- Campell [2014] JRC 058 (04 March 2014)

The offence was too serious for a community-based sentence, but provocation in the form of the defendant responding to his partner being assaulted warranted a reduction from the Crown's proposed sentence.

Citation
[2014] JRC 058
Parties
Prosecution: The Crown; Defendant: Defendant
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
04 March 2014
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Assault, Sentencing, Provocation, Mitigation
Criminal Law Assault Sentencing Provocation Mitigation

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Parties

The Crown

Prosecution

Defendant

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for grave and criminal assault
  2. 2 Consideration of provocation and mitigation in sentencing

Ratio Decidendi

The offence was too serious for a community-based sentence, but provocation in the form of the defendant responding to his partner being assaulted warranted a reduction from the Crown's proposed sentence.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 12 months' imprisonment