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Criminal law [2025] JCA 026

Pearce v AG (Court of Appeal : Appeal

Pearce v AG (Court of Appeal : Appeal (Criminal)) [2025] JCA 026 (22 January 2025)

The Court of Appeal dismissed David Pearce’s criminal appeal, rejecting grounds based on juror bias, character evidence, fresh expert evidence, and late-disclosed evidence.

  • Rape
  • Assault
  • Jury bias
  • Character evidence
  • Disclosure
  • Admission of evidence
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Criminal law [2022] JCA 131

Warn v AG

Warn v AG [2022] JCA 131 (20 June 2022)

The Court of Appeal upheld Jamie Lee Warn’s murder conviction, finding the circumstantial evidence and the appellant’s lies sufficient and rejecting claims of legal error or miscarriage of justice.

  • Murder
  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Appeal against conviction
  • Jury directions
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2021] JCA 282

Arron Le Gros v M Attorney General

Arron Le Gros v M Attorney General [2021] JCA 282 (17 November 2021)

The Court of Appeal dismissed a conviction appeal, holding that counsel’s omissions did not cause a miscarriage of justice and that the appellant was properly advised.

  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Competence of counsel
  • Self-defence
  • Drug offences
  • Miscarriage-of-justice
  • Competence-of-counsel
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Criminal law [2016] JRC 115

Le Pavoux -v- AG

Le Pavoux -v- AG [2016] JRC 115 (05 July 2016)

The Royal Court allowed a criminal appeal in part, quashing two common assault convictions for lack of sufficient evidence but upholding one conviction.

  • Common assault
  • Breach of the peace
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Legal representation
  • Appeal procedure
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law [2010] JCA 091

Harding v AG

Harding v AG [2010] JCA 091 (18 May 2010)

The Court of Appeal allowed Gemma Harding’s appeal, holding that she was probably unfit to plead at trial and that her convictions were a miscarriage of justice.

  • Fitness to plead
  • Insanity defence
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Procedure for unfit defendants
  • Fitness-to-plead
  • Unfitness-to-plead
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Civil procedure [2008] JRC 007

O'Brien v Marett

O'Brien v Marett [2008] JRC 007 (16 January 2008)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused to extend time for appeals against earlier judgments and dismissed the Third Party’s leave-to-appeal applications.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Extension of time
  • Costs orders
  • Case management directions
  • Consent order
  • Miscarriage of justice
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Criminal law [2005] JLR 374

Simao v Att. Gen.

Simao v Att. Gen. [2005] JLR 374 (09 September 2005)

On an appeal against conviction, the court considered whether new psychiatric evidence could show a miscarriage of justice by proving the conviction was objectively wrongful.

  • Appeal against conviction
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Insanity defence
  • New evidence
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Miscarriage-of-justice
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Criminal law [2005] JLR 327

Hume v Att. Gen.

Hume v Att. Gen. [2005] JLR 327 (06 July 2005)

The case concerns Crown disclosure in a criminal prosecution and the risk of miscarriage of justice if nondisclosure deprives the accused of a fair trial.

  • Disclosure
  • Fair trial
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Fair-trial
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Criminal law [2005] JCA 090

Hume -v- A.G.

Hume -v- A.G. [2005] JCA 090 (06 July 2005)

Appeal against drug convictions partly turned on circumstantial phone evidence and non-disclosure of a key witness identity. Conviction quashed and retrial ordered.

  • Misuse of drugs
  • Disclosure
  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Fair trial
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Criminal-appeals
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Criminal law [2004] JCA 196

Bayliss v AG

Bayliss v AG [2004] JCA 196 (12 November 2004)

The Court of Appeal considered whether a conviction for supplying controlled drugs should be overturned, and held that any defect in the indictment caused no substantial miscarriage of justice.

  • Appeals against conviction
  • Misuse of drugs
  • Defective indictment
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Legal interpretation
  • Criminal-appeal
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