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Criminal law [2024] JRC 220

AG v Gallichan

AG v Gallichan [2024] JRC 220 (17 October 2024)

The Royal Court of Jersey determined that a mixed indictment should be tried by the Inferior Number, applying Article 48 of the Criminal Procedure (Jersey) Law 2018.

  • Mode of trial
  • Domestic abuse
  • Assault
  • Malicious damage
  • Customary law offences
  • Statutory offences
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 174

AG v AB

AG v AB [2024] JRC 174 (21 August 2024)

The Royal Court determined that a mixed indictment against a 17-year-old defendant should be tried by the Inferior Number in the Magistrate’s Court.

  • Mode of trial
  • Mixed indictments
  • Customary law offences
  • Statutory offences
  • Child defendants
  • Court procedure
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 247

AG v Porter

AG v Porter [2023] JRC 247 (11 December 2023)

The Royal Court held that a mixed indictment should be tried by the Inferior Number, relying on Article 48 and the overriding objective to secure an earlier trial date.

  • Mode of trial
  • Mixed indictment
  • Customary law offences
  • Statutory offences
  • Overriding objective
  • Mode-of-trial
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 221

AG v Mazurke

AG v Mazurke [2023] JRC 221 (15 November 2023)

The Royal Court ordered a mixed indictment trial before the Inferior Number, finding the domestic abuse charges were more serious and the case should proceed efficiently.

  • Mode of trial
  • Domestic abuse
  • Grave and criminal assault
  • Customary law offences
  • Statutory offences
  • Mode-of-trial
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Criminal law [2022] JRC 176

AG v Akhonya

AG v Akhonya [2022] JRC 176 (24 August 2022)

The Royal Court of Jersey held that a mixed indictment for false information and customary-law bigamy should be tried by jury, applying Article 48 of the 2018 Law.

  • Mode of trial
  • Bigamy
  • Providing false information
  • Statutory offences
  • Customary law offences
  • Mode-of-trial
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Criminal law [2011] JRC 053

AG -v- U

AG -v- U [2011] JRC 053 (08 March 2011)

The Jersey Royal Court granted leave for the Crown to revive six counts left on file, finding it fair and in the interests of justice.

  • Practice of leaving counts on file
  • Fairness in criminal procedure
  • Sex offences
  • Statutory offences
  • Customary law offences
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2009] JCA 175

Warren and Others v AG

Warren and Others v AG [2009] JCA 175 (04 September 2009)

The Court of Appeal held that a 2009 Jersey law did not retrospectively बदल the defendants’ already-elected jury trial for conspiracy to evade drug import controls.

  • Mode of trial
  • Retroactivity
  • Statutory offences
  • Customary law offences
  • Right to elect jury trial
  • Criminal-procedure
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Criminal law [2008] JLR 183

Martins v Att. Gen.

Martins v Att. Gen. [2008] JLR 183 (22 May 2008)

The court held that the customary law offence of attempt applies to statutory offences, including attempted acquisition of drug trafficking proceeds.

  • Attempts
  • Statutory offences
  • Customary law offences
  • Drug trafficking
  • Criminal-law
  • Drug-trafficking
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Criminal law [2001] JRC 189

AG v Davis

AG v Davis [2001] JRC 189 (03 September 2001)

The Royal Court held that a defendant charged with statutory contraventions under the Fire Service (Jersey) Law, 1958, had no right to elect jury trial.

  • Right to jury trial
  • Statutory offences
  • Contraventions
  • Arson
  • Malicious damage
  • Right-to-jury-trial
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