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Criminal law [2020] JRC 254A

AG v Michel 08-Dec-2020

AG v Michel 08-Dec-2020 [2020] JRC 254A (08 December 2020)

The defendant was sentenced for arson after setting fire to curtains in her flat. The court imposed 2 years and 6 months' imprisonment and a 3-year restraining order.

  • Arson
  • Sentencing
  • Mental health
  • Restraining order
  • Restraining-orders
  • Mental-health-and-sentencing
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Criminal law [2020] JRC 124

AG v Leahy

AG v Leahy [2020] JRC 124 (29 June 2020)

The Jersey Royal Court sentenced a defendant for malicious damage and arson, imposing concurrent terms of 1 month and 2.5 years, with mitigation for autism and risk management.

  • Arson
  • Malicious damage
  • Sentencing
  • Mental health mitigation
  • Malicious-damage
  • Autism-spectrum-disorder
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Criminal law [2016] JRC 070A

AG -v- Faria

AG -v- Faria [2016] JRC 070A (23 March 2016)

Sentencing judgment for arson and breaking and entering. The court imposed 3 years’ imprisonment for arson, concurrent 9 months for breaking and entering, plus an exclusion order.

  • Arson
  • Breaking and entering
  • Sentencing
  • Exclusion order
  • Deportation
  • Breaking-and-entering
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Criminal law [2015] JRC 161

AG -v- Goncalves

AG -v- Goncalves [2015] JRC 161 (31 July 2015)

On sentencing for arson, the court imposed 18 months’ imprisonment, declined to recommend deportation, and ordered £60 compensation to the garage.

  • Arson
  • Sentencing
  • Deportation recommendation
  • Compensation order
  • Deportation-recommendation
  • Compensation-order
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Criminal law [2011] JRC 092

AG -v- Lee

AG -v- Lee [2011] JRC 092 (27 April 2011)

On sentencing for arson, breaking and entering, larceny and motoring offences, the court imposed 2 years’ imprisonment, stressing arson’s seriousness despite mitigation.

  • Arson
  • Breaking and entering
  • Larceny
  • Motoring offences
  • Sentencing
  • Arson-sentencing
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Criminal law [2011] JRC 046C

AG -v- Faulkner

AG -v- Faulkner [2011] JRC 046C (28 February 2011)

Sentencing for arson in Jersey: the court treated the offence as serious, regarded turning on the gas as aggravating, and imposed 4 years' imprisonment.

  • Arson
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
  • Aggravating factors
  • Aggravating-factors
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Criminal law [2010] JRC 151B

AG -v- Corbel

AG -v- Corbel [2010] JRC 151B (19 August 2010)

Sentencing decision for arson and grave and criminal assault, where the court imposed a total custodial sentence but reduced it for exceptional mental health mitigation.

  • Arson
  • Assault
  • Mental health mitigation
  • Sentencing
  • Mental-health-mitigation
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Criminal law [2007] JRC 098

AG v Dewhurst

AG v Dewhurst [2007] JRC 098 (10 May 2007)

Sentencing for arson after a fire spread from cardboard boxes outside a hotel, causing evacuation and about ÂŁ100,000 damage. The court imposed consecutive prison terms.

  • Arson
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
  • Foreseeability
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Criminal law [2002] JRC 222

AG v Capuano

AG v Capuano [2002] JRC 222 (22 November 2002)

Sentencing in a Jersey criminal case involving arson and assaults, with the court imposing 10 months' imprisonment concurrent on all counts and discharging a binding over order.

  • Arson
  • Assault
  • Sentencing
  • Mental health
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Mental-health
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Criminal law [2002] JRC 205

AG v Fortun

AG v Fortun [2002] JRC 205 (25 October 2002)

Sentencing for arson involving petrol, property damage, alcohol issues, and prior offending. The court imposed concurrent custodial terms after weighing mitigation and risk.

  • Arson
  • Sentencing
  • Mental health
  • Arson-sentencing
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Mental-health-in-criminal-law
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