AG -v- Cox [2009] JRC 224 (20 November 2009)

Custodial sentence is required for offences involving breach of trust and breaking and entering; totality principle applied to reduce overall sentence due to youth, guilty plea, and cooperation.

Citation: [2009] JRC 224
Parties: Defendant: Mr Cox; Prosecution: The Crown
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 20 November 2009
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome: convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics: Credit Card Fraud, Breaking and Entering, Larceny, Driving Offences, Malicious Damage, Possession of Cannabis, Breach of Community Service Order

Criminal Law Credit Card Fraud Breaking and Entering Larceny Driving Offences Malicious Damage Possession of Cannabis Breach of Community Service Order

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Parties

Mr Cox

Defendant

The Crown

Prosecution

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

1 appropriate sentence for multiple offences including credit card fraud, breaking and entering, driving offences, malicious damage, and possession of cannabis
2 breach of community service order

Ratio Decidendi

Custodial sentence is required for offences involving breach of trust and breaking and entering; totality principle applied to reduce overall sentence due to youth, guilty plea, and cooperation.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

18 months' imprisonment in total, sentences on various counts to run concurrently
12 months' disqualification from driving