1998/43 - AG v Magrico [1998] UR 43 (27 February 1998)

Exceptional personal circumstances, including depression and improvement while on bail, justify departure from immediate imprisonment for systematic theft.

Citation: [1998] UR 43
Parties: Defendant: Unnamed Accused; Prosecutor: Crown
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 27 February 1998
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome: convicted
Legal Topics: Theft, Sentencing, Community Service, Probation

Criminal Law Theft Sentencing Community Service Probation

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Parties

Unnamed Accused

Defendant

Crown

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

1 Appropriate sentence for systematic theft by employee
2 Exceptional circumstances mitigating custodial sentence

Ratio Decidendi

Exceptional personal circumstances, including depression and improvement while on bail, justify departure from immediate imprisonment for systematic theft.

Court Disposition

convicted

Orders

One year probation
180 hours Community Service