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AG v Reis [2023] JRC 043 (16 March 2023)
The Royal Court held it could award defence costs where the defendant had early offered to plead guilty to common assault and was convicted only of that alternative offence.
AG -v- F [2016] JRC 105 (13 June 2016)
The defendant was acquitted on Counts 5 and 6, while restraining and notification orders were imposed for 10 years and other counts drew custodial sentences.
AG -v- Homer [2009] JRC 132 (26 June 2009)
Following Homer’s acquittal, the Royal Court held there were no positive reasons to refuse a costs order and directed defence costs be paid from public funds.
Att. Gen. v Michel [2007] JLR 553 (20 September 2007)
The court held that a legally aided defendant who is acquitted or discharged may recover the whole defence costs from public funds, not just the defendant’s contribution.
Att. Gen. v Mcintyre (No. 2) [2006] JLR_Note 26 (14 August 2006)
A Jersey criminal procedure note addressing whether acquitted or discharged defendants may recover defence costs.
AG v McIntyre 14-Aug-2006 [2006] JRC 112C (14 August 2006)
After acquittal, the court awarded costs generally against the Crown but disallowed the defence’s costs for the day the admissibility issue was first raised.
AG v Caboz [2003] JRC 218 (28 November 2003)
After an acquittal on grave and criminal assault, the court ordered the prosecution to pay the defendant’s defence costs, holding the Crown had insisted on a more serious charge without basis to deny costs.
AG v Coles [2003] JRC 198 (05 November 2003)
On an application for costs after acquittal, the court held the defendant’s conduct did not satisfy the Bouchard test for refusing costs and allowed the application.
AG v Troy [2003] JRC 099 (18 June 2003)
The court refused a costs application after the applicant was acquitted on one count but convicted on another, holding that no exceptional reason justified public funding.
Evans v Att. Gen. [2002] JLR 187 (04 February 2002)
On a post-acquittal costs application, the court held that criticism of the defendant’s conduct is usually not enough to refuse defence costs.
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