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Criminal law [2025] JRC 224

Steenson v AG (Royal Court : Hearing

Steenson v AG (Royal Court : Hearing (Criminal) : Le Cocq) [2025] JRC 224 (16 September 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey dismissed David Samuel Steenson’s sentence appeal, holding that a seven-month prison term for drink driving and dangerous driving was not manifestly excessive.

  • Appeal against sentence
  • Drink driving
  • Dangerous driving
  • Failing to stop after accident
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Mitigation
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Criminal law [2025] JRC 199

AG v Facchino (Royal Court : Sentencing

AG v Facchino (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal) : MacRae) [2025] JRC 199 (1 August 2025)

The Royal Court sentenced Peter Facchino to 18 months' imprisonment for repeat drink driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance, with a three-year driving ban.

  • Drink driving
  • Driving whilst disqualified
  • Driving without insurance
  • Sentencing
  • Aggravating factors
  • Drink-driving
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Criminal law [2025] JRC 014

AG v Caires

AG v Caires [2025] JRC 014 (17 January 2025)

The Jersey Royal Court sentenced Pedro Nuno Rodrigues Caires for dangerous driving, drink-driving and failing to stop after a crash, imposing community service and disqualification.

  • Dangerous driving
  • Driving under the influence
  • Failing to stop and report
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
  • Dangerous-driving
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 281

AG v Caires

AG v Caires [2024] JRC 281 (13 December 2024)

The Royal Court sentenced a defendant for driving offences, substituting community service for custody because of strong mitigation, remorse, delay, and a supportive pre-sentence report.

  • Sentencing
  • Driving offences
  • Community service
  • Disqualification
  • Driving-offences
  • Community-service
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 205

Gomes v AG

Gomes v AG [2024] JRC 205 (04 October 2024)

Appeal dismissed against a 6-month driving disqualification and ÂŁ2,000 fine for causing serious injury by careless driving. The court held the sentence was not manifestly excessive.

  • Careless driving
  • Causing serious injury
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Appeal against sentence
  • Careless-driving
  • Causing-serious-injury
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Criminal law

The Attorney General v Tomasz Rafal Pilat

The Royal Court sentenced Tomasz Rafal Pilat for drink-driving and driving while disqualified, revoked a community service order, ordered forfeiture, and recommended deportation.

  • Driving while disqualified
  • Drink driving
  • Breach of community service order
  • Forfeiture of vehicle
  • Recommendation for deportation
  • Drink-driving
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Tort [2024] JRC 058

Chivers v Da Silva Araujo

Chivers v Da Silva Araujo [2024] JRC 058 (13 March 2024)

The Royal Court found the defendant negligent after he failed to keep a proper lookout and struck a cyclist crossing at a signal-controlled crossing.

  • Negligence
  • Contributory negligence
  • Duty of care
  • Standard of care
  • Pedestrian and cyclist accidents
  • Road-traffic-accident
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 207

Turner v AG

Turner v AG [2023] JRC 207 (07 November 2023)

The Royal Court dismissed a sentence appeal for careless driving, upholding a ÂŁ5,000 fine and 12-month disqualification as neither manifestly excessive nor wrong in principle.

  • Careless driving
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Appeal against sentence
  • Disqualification from driving
  • Fines
  • Careless-driving
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 150

Hansford v AG

Hansford v AG [2023] JRC 150 (17 August 2023)

The Royal Court quashed a motoring conviction for failing to stop and report an accident, finding only de minimis damage to a hedge or grass bank, and resentenced a breath-specimen offence.

  • Failure to stop and report accident
  • Meaning of damage
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Breath specimen refusal
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Road-traffic-law
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 064

AG v Arnold

AG v Arnold [2023] JRC 064 (28 April 2023)

The Royal Court sentenced James Arnold for dangerous drink-driving that injured three pedestrians and for resisting arrest, imposing custody and a driving ban.

  • Dangerous driving
  • Drink driving
  • Causing injury by dangerous driving
  • Resisting arrest
  • Sentencing
  • Dangerous-driving
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