AG v Blackley [2000] JRC 114 (23 June 2000)

AG v Blackley [2000] JRC 114 (23 June 2000)

A custodial sentence is necessary for gratuitous violence aggravated by drunkenness, with consecutive sentences justified for aggression towards police and an exclusion order warranted under statutory authority.

Citation
[2000] JRC 114
Parties
Defendant: Unknown Defendant; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
23 June 2000
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Violent Offences, Sentencing, Public Order, Exclusion Orders
Criminal Law Violent Offences Sentencing Public Order Exclusion Orders

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Parties

Unknown Defendant

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentence for gratuitous violence
  2. 2 consequences of drunken aggression towards police
  3. 3 application of exclusion orders

Ratio Decidendi

A custodial sentence is necessary for gratuitous violence aggravated by drunkenness, with consecutive sentences justified for aggression towards police and an exclusion order warranted under statutory authority.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 1 week's imprisonment on count 1
  • 3 weeks' imprisonment on count 2, concurrent with count 1, consecutive to count 3