AG -v- Quinn [2015] JRC 121 (03 June 2015)

AG -v- Quinn [2015] JRC 121 (03 June 2015)

The defendant's offending involved category 4 images on the Copine scale, warranting a custodial sentence. Absence of aggravating features and guilty plea reduced the starting point, but no sufficient basis existed to depart from the policy of imprisonment for such offences.

Citation
[2015] JRC 121
Parties
Prosecutor: The Crown; Accused: Defendant
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
03 June 2015
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Indecent Images of Children, Sentencing Guidelines, Notification Requirements, Restraining Orders
Criminal Law Indecent Images of Children Sentencing Guidelines Notification Requirements Restraining Orders

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Parties

The Crown

Prosecutor

Defendant

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for making indecent photographs of children
  2. 2 Application of sentencing guidelines for indecent images
  3. 3 Imposition of notification and restraining orders

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant's offending involved category 4 images on the Copine scale, warranting a custodial sentence. Absence of aggravating features and guilty plea reduced the starting point, but no sufficient basis existed to depart from the policy of imprisonment for such offences.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 12 months' imprisonment
  • subject to notification requirements for 5 years