AG -v- Morgan 1-Dec-2006 [2006] JRC 176 (01 December 2006)

Sustained breach of trust involving substantial misappropriation cannot be treated as exceptional merely because funds were repaid and offender cooperated; standard sentencing principles apply.

Citation: [2006] JRC 176
Parties: Defendant: Morgan; Prosecutor: The Crown
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 01 December 2006
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome: convicted
Legal Topics: Fraudulent Conversion, Breach of Trust, Sentencing Guidelines

Criminal Law Fraudulent Conversion Breach of Trust Sentencing Guidelines

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Parties

Morgan

Defendant

The Crown

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

1 appropriate sentence for fraudulent conversion by a company director
2 mitigating factors in sentencing for breach of trust

Ratio Decidendi

Sustained breach of trust involving substantial misappropriation cannot be treated as exceptional merely because funds were repaid and offender cooperated; standard sentencing principles apply.

Court Disposition

convicted

Orders

two years and nine months' imprisonment
barred from serving as director for five years