AG -v- Cooper 10-May-2006 [2006] JRC 074 (10 May 2006)

AG -v- Cooper 10-May-2006 [2006] JRC 074 (10 May 2006)

The defendant is sentenced based on the accepted scenario of provocation and remorse, but the gravity of the assault with a knife in a public place warrants a substantial custodial sentence.

Citation
[2006] JRC 074
Parties
Defendant: Defendant; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
10 May 2006
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Assault With a Weapon, Sentencing, Mitigation
Criminal Law Assault With a Weapon Sentencing Mitigation

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Parties

Defendant

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 use of a knife in a public assault
  2. 2 acceptance of defence scenario without physical evidence
  3. 3 mitigating factors in sentencing

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant is sentenced based on the accepted scenario of provocation and remorse, but the gravity of the assault with a knife in a public place warrants a substantial custodial sentence.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 1 week's imprisonment on Count 1
  • 4 years' imprisonment on Count 2