Viveiros v Att. Gen. [2003] JLR_Note 32 (18 July 2003)

Viveiros v Att. Gen. [2003] JLR_Note 32 (18 July 2003)

A guilty plea is to be considered as a mitigating factor in sentencing.

Parties
Applicant: Viveiros; Respondent: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
18 July 2003
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
sentence mitigated due to guilty plea
Legal Topics
Sentence, Mitigation, Guilty Plea
Criminal Law Sentence Mitigation Guilty Plea

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Parties

Viveiros

Applicant

Attorney General

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a guilty plea should be considered as mitigation in sentencing

Ratio Decidendi

A guilty plea is to be considered as a mitigating factor in sentencing.

Court Disposition

sentence mitigated due to guilty plea