Hughes v Att. Gen. [1987] JLR_Note 19e (17 June 1987)
A sentence for assault on police is normally imposed consecutively to the sentence for the offence for which the accused was being arrested.
- Parties
- Applicant: Hughes; Respondent: Attorney General
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 17 June 1987
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing, Assault on Police, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences
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Parties
Hughes
Applicant
Attorney General
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a sentence for assault on police should be concurrent or consecutive to the sentence for the offence for which the accused was being arrested
Ratio Decidendi
A sentence for assault on police is normally imposed consecutively to the sentence for the offence for which the accused was being arrested.
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