AG v T (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal) : Le Cocq) [2025] JRC 249 (6 October 2025)

AG v T (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal) : Le Cocq) [2025] JRC 249 (6 October 2025)

The defendant's conduct constituted serious harassment and perverting the course of justice, but was treated as exceptional due to genuine remorse, out-of-character behaviour, and emotional shock; a community service sentence and a domestic abuse prevention order were imposed instead of custodial sentences.

Citation
[2025] JRC 249
Parties
Prosecutor: The Attorney General; Defendant: T
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
06 October 2025
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted
Legal Topics
Domestic Abuse, Perverting the Course of Justice, Sentencing, Harassment
Criminal Law Domestic Abuse Perverting the Course of Justice Sentencing Harassment

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Parties

The Attorney General

Prosecutor

T

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentence for domestic abuse
  2. 2 appropriate sentence for perverting the course of justice
  3. 3 mitigation and character assessment

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant's conduct constituted serious harassment and perverting the course of justice, but was treated as exceptional due to genuine remorse, out-of-character behaviour, and emotional shock; a community service sentence and a domestic abuse prevention order were imposed instead of custodial sentences.

Court Disposition

convicted

Orders

  • 140 hours community service for each of two counts, to run concurrently
  • Domestic Abuse Prevention Order for five years