AG -v- Adams [2000] JRC 41 (03 March 2000)

AG -v- Adams [2000] JRC 41 (03 March 2000)

The defendant is placed on probation instead of imprisonment due to exceptional circumstances outlined in background reports.

Citation
[2000] JRC 41
Parties
Defendant: Miss Adams
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
03 March 2000
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
probation granted with modifications
Legal Topics
Probation, Threatening Police Officers, Sentencing
Criminal Law Probation Threatening Police Officers Sentencing

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Parties

Miss Adams

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendant should be sentenced to imprisonment or probation for threatening police officers with a knife

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant is placed on probation instead of imprisonment due to exceptional circumstances outlined in background reports.

Court Disposition

probation granted with modifications

Orders

  • Defendant placed on probation for 2 years
  • Within 12 months, defendant must complete 240 hours of community service