AG -v- Piziura [2015] JRC 106 (15 May 2015)

AG -v- Piziura [2015] JRC 106 (15 May 2015)

Custodial sentence is mandatory for larceny involving significant breach of trust and high value items; mitigation for remorse and steps taken to address gambling problem does not amount to exceptional circumstances to avoid imprisonment.

Citation
[2015] JRC 106
Parties
Defendant: Unknown Defendant; Prosecutor: Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
15 May 2015
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
conviction and custodial sentence
Legal Topics
Larceny, Breach of Trust, Sentencing, Forfeiture
Criminal Law Larceny Breach of Trust Sentencing Forfeiture

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Parties

Unknown Defendant

Defendant

Crown

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentence for larceny involving breach of trust
  2. 2 application of forfeiture orders

Ratio Decidendi

Custodial sentence is mandatory for larceny involving significant breach of trust and high value items; mitigation for remorse and steps taken to address gambling problem does not amount to exceptional circumstances to avoid imprisonment.

Court Disposition

conviction and custodial sentence

Orders

  • 20 months' imprisonment for each offence, sentences to run concurrently
  • forfeiture of instrumentalities of the offence as requested by the Crown