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AG -v- X [2014] JRC 088 (02 April 2014)
The Jersey Royal Court held that gross indecency is not a strict liability offence and that motive or sexual satisfaction need not be proved. The no-case submission was rejected.
AG -v- Jackson [2010] JRC 047 (01 March 2010)
The court held that Article 8(3) of the Medicines (Jersey) Law 1995 is not strict liability: the prosecution must prove the defendant knew he was importing something into Jersey.
Burnett v AG [2008] JRC 054 (04 April 2008)
The court held that speeding under Jersey law is a strict liability offence and that Article 6(2) ECHR does not require mens rea. The appeal was dismissed.
Burnett v Att. Gen. [2008] JLR 117 (04 April 2008)
The court held that speeding under the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (Jersey) Order 2003 is a strict liability offence, displacing the presumption of mens rea.
AG -v- Barbelenet and Lefilleul 20-Oct-2006 [2006] JRC 148 (20 October 2006)
The Jersey Royal Court fined two defendants for taking over 1,000 undersized spider crabs and ordered confiscation of the fishing gear, stressing deterrence and strict liability.
AG v Environment and Public Services [2005] JRC 020 (25 February 2005)
Sentencing judgment in a Jersey environmental prosecution over sewerage pollution caused by a blocked sewer. The court imposed a reduced fine after weighing mitigating factors.
Taylor v States Police [2004] JLR 494 (06 December 2004)
Breach of an undertaking to the court was held to be contempt regardless of intention, though punishment may be inappropriate if the breach was unintentional, minor, and non-prejudicial.
1998/169 - AG v Biard [1998] UR 169 (7 August 1998)
The Jersey Royal Court sentenced Daniel Maurice Alexandre Biard for fishing within the exclusive three-mile limit, reducing penalty in light of a guilty plea, cooperation, and hardship.
Att. Gen's Ref. v [1991] JLR 346 (04 December 1991)
The court held that offences under article 14(1)(c) and (d) of the Housing (Jersey) Law 1949 are not strict liability offences and require a mental element.
Att. Gen. v Arthur [1990] JLR 11 (16 January 1990)
The court held that an offence under article 14(1)(d) of the Housing (Jersey) Law 1949 is not one of strict liability, so intent or knowledge is required.
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