AG -v- Nimmo [2012] JRC 145A (30 July 2012)

AG -v- Nimmo [2012] JRC 145A (30 July 2012)

The defendant's repeated violent offending, high risk of reoffending, and serious risk of harm to his mother and emergency workers justify custodial sentences and exclusion from licensed premises. Community-based sanctions are inappropriate due to risk and lack of compliance.

Citation
[2012] JRC 145A
Parties
Prosecutor: The Crown; Defendant: Defendant
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
30 July 2012
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Common Assault, Grave and Criminal Assault, Breach of Probation, Domestic Violence, Protection of Emergency Workers, Exclusion Orders
Criminal Law Common Assault Grave and Criminal Assault Breach of Probation Domestic Violence Protection of Emergency Workers Exclusion Orders

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Parties

The Crown

Prosecutor

Defendant

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Sentencing for assault on ambulance crew
  2. 2 Sentencing for grave and criminal assault on mother
  3. 3 Sentencing for breach of probation order

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant's repeated violent offending, high risk of reoffending, and serious risk of harm to his mother and emergency workers justify custodial sentences and exclusion from licensed premises. Community-based sanctions are inappropriate due to risk and lack of compliance.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 3 months' imprisonment for breach of probation order
  • 6 months' imprisonment for Count 1 (common assault), concurrent