AG v Czarnecki [2020] JRC 177 (04 September 2020)
The seriousness of the offences, particularly domestic violence and perverting the course of justice in that context, and the importation of drugs, warrant consecutive custodial sentences totaling 20 months and a recommendation for deportation, as both limbs of the Camacho test are satisfied and mitigation does not outweigh public interest.
- Citation
- [2020] JRC 177
- Parties
- Defendant: Unknown Defendant; Prosecutor: Attorney General
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 04 September 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- convicted and sentenced
- Legal Topics
- Domestic Violence, Common Assault, Attempting to Pervert the Course of Justice, Importation of Controlled Drugs, Deportation, Sentencing
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Parties
Unknown Defendant
Defendant
Attorney General
Prosecutor
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Appropriate sentence for common assault in domestic context
- 2 Appropriate sentence for attempting to pervert the course of justice
- 3 Appropriate sentence for importation of cannabis resin
Ratio Decidendi
The seriousness of the offences, particularly domestic violence and perverting the course of justice in that context, and the importation of drugs, warrant consecutive custodial sentences totaling 20 months and a recommendation for deportation, as both limbs of the Camacho test are satisfied and mitigation does not outweigh public interest.
Court Disposition
convicted and sentenced
Orders
- 3 months' imprisonment for common assault
- 12 months' imprisonment for attempting to pervert the course of justice
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