AG -v- Bisson 8-Dec-2006 [2006] JRC 183 (08 December 2006)

AG -v- Bisson 8-Dec-2006 [2006] JRC 183 (08 December 2006)

Imprisonment is warranted due to repeated offences and breach of probation, with sentence length reduced to account for partial completion of community service.

Citation
[2006] JRC 183
Parties
Defendant: Unnamed Defendant
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
08 December 2006
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
conviction and imprisonment
Legal Topics
Probation Breach, Drug Offences, Motoring Offences, Community Service, Sentencing
Criminal Law Probation Breach Drug Offences Motoring Offences Community Service Sentencing

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Parties

Unnamed Defendant

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether imprisonment is appropriate following breach of probation and commission of further offences
  2. 2 Appropriate length of sentence given partial completion of community service

Ratio Decidendi

Imprisonment is warranted due to repeated offences and breach of probation, with sentence length reduced to account for partial completion of community service.

Court Disposition

conviction and imprisonment

Orders

  • 9 months' imprisonment for substantive offences
  • 2 months' imprisonment for breach offences, consecutive