AG -v- Goodchild [2016] JRC 128B (22 July 2016)

AG -v- Goodchild [2016] JRC 128B (22 July 2016)

Custodial sentence imposed due to absence of exceptional circumstances, but reduced in light of substantial mitigation and significant provocation.

Citation
[2016] JRC 128B
Parties
Defendant: Unknown Defendant; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
22 July 2016
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Assault, Drug Possession, Sentencing, Mitigation, Provocation
Criminal Law Assault Drug Possession Sentencing Mitigation Provocation

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Parties

Unknown Defendant

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentence for grave and criminal assault
  2. 2 appropriate sentence for possession of cannabis
  3. 3 role of mitigation and provocation in sentencing

Ratio Decidendi

Custodial sentence imposed due to absence of exceptional circumstances, but reduced in light of substantial mitigation and significant provocation.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 12 months' imprisonment for assault
  • 1 month's imprisonment for cannabis possession, to run consecutively