AG -v- Hendron [2012] JRC 207 (12 November 2012)

AG -v- Hendron [2012] JRC 207 (12 November 2012)

The defendant's critical involvement in the conspiracy to defraud and facilitation of contempt of court warranted custodial sentences, but totality required all sentences to run concurrently, resulting in an 18-month term.

Citation
[2012] JRC 207
Parties
Defendant: Mr Hendron; Prosecution: The Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
12 November 2012
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Conspiracy to Defraud, Contempt of Court, Sentencing, Public Order Offences
Criminal Law Conspiracy to Defraud Contempt of Court Sentencing Public Order Offences

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Parties

Mr Hendron

Defendant

The Crown

Prosecution

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentence for conspiracy to defraud
  2. 2 appropriate sentence for contempt of court
  3. 3 whether sentences should run concurrently or consecutively

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant's critical involvement in the conspiracy to defraud and facilitation of contempt of court warranted custodial sentences, but totality required all sentences to run concurrently, resulting in an 18-month term.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 18 months' imprisonment on each count of conspiracy to defraud (Second Indictment), to run concurrently
  • 1 week's imprisonment on Count 1 (First Indictment)