AG v Botrel [2004] JRC 139 (13 August 2004)
Discharging a firearm in public, even under provocation and with mitigation, constitutes a serious offence requiring substantial imprisonment to protect public safety.
- Citation
- [2004] JRC 139
- Parties
- Prosecution: Crown; Defendant: Defendant
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 13 August 2004
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- convicted
- Legal Topics
- Firearms Offences, Sentencing, Mitigation
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Parties
Crown
Prosecution
Defendant
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Appropriate sentence for firearms offences discharged in public
- 2 Consideration of mitigation in sentencing
Ratio Decidendi
Discharging a firearm in public, even under provocation and with mitigation, constitutes a serious offence requiring substantial imprisonment to protect public safety.
Court Disposition
convicted
Orders
- 1 year's imprisonment on count 1
- 3 years' imprisonment on count 2, concurrent
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