1998/164 - AG v Young [1998] UR 164 (31 July 1998)

1998/164 - AG v Young [1998] UR 164 (31 July 1998)

Mrs Young's systematic embezzlement and false accounting constituted serious breaches of trust, warranting consecutive sentences despite mitigating factors.

Citation
[1998] UR 164
Parties
Defendant: Mrs Young; Prosecution: Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
31 July 1998
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted
Legal Topics
Embezzlement, False Accounting, Breach of Trust, Debt Disclosure
Criminal Law Embezzlement False Accounting Breach of Trust Debt Disclosure

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Parties

Mrs Young

Defendant

Crown

Prosecution

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 whether Mrs Young committed embezzlement and false accounting
  2. 2 whether breach of trust warrants consecutive sentences

Ratio Decidendi

Mrs Young's systematic embezzlement and false accounting constituted serious breaches of trust, warranting consecutive sentences despite mitigating factors.

Court Disposition

convicted

Orders

  • 1 month imprisonment on count one
  • 12 months imprisonment on count two