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The Attorney General v Alan Geoffrey Falle

The Royal Court sentenced a teacher for 12 counts of abuse of trust by sexual act against a 17-year-old pupil, imposing 3 years and 4 months’ imprisonment.

  • Sentencing
  • Sexual offences
  • Abuse of trust
  • Teacher-pupil relationship
  • Guilty plea discount
  • Concurrent sentences
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Criminal law [2022] JRC 104

AG v Clohessy and Cowell

AG v Clohessy and Cowell [2022] JRC 104 (05 May 2022)

Sentencing for importation of heroin and cocaine in Jersey. The court applied drug-trafficking guidelines, allowed full guilty plea credit, and imposed custodial terms.

  • Drug importation
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
  • Guilty plea discount
  • Drug-importation
  • Criminal-sentencing
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Criminal law [2021] JCA 087

Thurban and Brown v AG 26-Mar-2021

Thurban and Brown v AG 26-Mar-2021 [2021] JCA 087 (26 March 2021)

Leave to appeal against drug-trafficking sentences was refused. The court held the Royal Court’s starting points, plea discounts, and sentence disparity were within discretion.

  • Drug trafficking
  • Conspiracy
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Money laundering
  • Disparity in sentencing
  • Mitigation
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Criminal law [2017] JRC 034

E -v- AG

E -v- AG [2017] JRC 034 (27 February 2017)

Leave to appeal against sentence and a deportation recommendation was refused. The court upheld the sentencing approach and found the Article 8 balance was properly struck.

  • Sentencing
  • Deportation
  • Article 8 echr
  • Mitigation for youth
  • Guilty plea discount
  • Criminal-sentencing
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Criminal law [2011] JCA 220

Armstrong v AG

Armstrong v AG [2011] JCA 220 (21 November 2011)

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against a 6-year sentence for drug importation, holding the guilty plea discount and other mitigation were properly assessed.

  • Drug trafficking
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
  • Guilty plea discount
  • Drug-trafficking
  • Guilty-plea-discount
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Criminal law [2007] JCA 072

Shahnowaz v AG

Shahnowaz v AG [2007] JCA 072 (22 March 2007)

The Court of Appeal reduced Shahnowaz’s prison sentence from five-and-a-half years to four years, correcting the sentencing starting point and plea discount.

  • Sentencing
  • Drug offences
  • Importation of controlled drugs
  • Mitigation
  • Guilty plea discount
  • Drug-offences
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Criminal law [2005] JRC 132

AG -v- Goss

AG -v- Goss [2005] JRC 132 (27 September 2005)

The Jersey Royal Court sentenced a man guilty of murder to life imprisonment and fixed a minimum term of 11 years, after applying mitigation and a guilty plea discount.

  • Murder
  • Sentencing
  • Minimum term of imprisonment
  • Mitigating factors
  • Aggravating factors
  • Guilty plea discount
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Criminal law [2005] JRC 033

AG v Fannon

AG v Fannon [2005] JRC 033 (24 March 2005)

On sentencing for concealment of 35 kilos of resin, the court allowed a full one-third guilty plea discount and imposed concurrent prison terms.

  • Drug offences
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
  • Guilty plea discount
  • Drug-offences
  • Guilty-plea-discount
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Criminal law [2004] JCA 086

Vipond v AG

Vipond v AG [2004] JCA 086 (14 May 2004)

The Court of Appeal upheld an 11-year sentence for possession of 15,000 ecstasy tablets with intent to supply, finding the 16-year starting point and guilty plea discount were within discretion.

  • Drug offences
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
  • Guilty plea discount
  • Drug-offences
  • Guilty-plea-discount
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