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The Attorney General v Daniel Paul Wheeler

The Royal Court refused Daniel Paul Wheeler’s bail application, holding there was no sufficient change of circumstances since the earlier refusal in December.

  • Refusal of bail
  • Change of circumstances
  • Delay in trial
  • Case management
  • Bail
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 227

AG v Hill 28 Oct 2024

AG v Hill 28 Oct 2024 [2024] JRC 227 (28 October 2024)

The Royal Court of Jersey allowed the Crown’s application to try Mr Hill in his absence after finding he had knowingly failed to attend despite full notice.

  • Money laundering
  • Trial in absence
  • Proceeds of crime
  • Bail
  • Extradition
  • Vat fraud
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 096

AG v O'Brien

AG v O'Brien [2024] JRC 096 (19 April 2024)

The court directed that a not guilty plea be entered after the defendant refused to attend, and ordered that the refusal be recorded and reflected in any later sentence or bail decisions.

  • Failure to attend court
  • Bail applications
  • Sentencing consequences
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Bail
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 162

AG v Grihault

AG v Grihault [2023] JRC 162 (08 September 2023)

The Royal Court dismissed an appeal against refusal of bail, holding the Magistrate was entitled to find a risk of further offending and a likely custodial sentence.

  • Bail
  • Remand
  • Custody threshold
  • Mitigation
  • Remand-in-custody
  • Criminal-procedure
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 061

AG v RR

AG v RR [2023] JRC 061 (19 April 2023)

The Royal Court allowed the Crown’s bail appeal, finding bail unreasonable for a 15-year-old convicted of repeated violent offences and remanding him in custody.

  • Bail
  • Youth offenders
  • Sentencing
  • Violent offences
  • Youth-offenders
  • Violent-offences
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Criminal law [2022] JRC 258

Pearce v AG

Pearce v AG [2022] JRC 258 (24 November 2022)

The Royal Court held that Article 16 of the 2017 Jersey bail law does not cover appeals against bail conditions, but judicial review remains available.

  • Bail
  • Judicial review
  • Appeals
  • Magistrates' decisions
  • Judicial-review
  • Criminal-procedure
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 251

AG v Freitas

AG v Freitas [2021] JRC 251 (08 October 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court granted bail to Mr Freitas, finding no sufficient evidence of flight risk or witness interference and imposing residence, contact, and tagging conditions.

  • Bail
  • Witness interference
  • Right to bail
  • Witness-interference
  • Right-to-bail
  • Electronic-tagging
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 125

Pearce v AG 29-Apr-2021

Pearce v AG 29-Apr-2021 [2021] JRC 125 (29 April 2021)

The Royal Court refused bail, directed further disclosure under a saisie judiciaire, and adjourned Pearce’s variation application until he complied.

  • Saisie judiciaire
  • Confiscation
  • Bail
  • Legal aid
  • Contempt of court
  • Saisie-judiciaire
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 067

AG v Burnside 09- Mar-2021

AG v Burnside 09- Mar-2021 [2021] JRC 067 (09 March 2021)

The Bailiff admitted the defendant to bail after guilty pleas to serious offences, finding exceptional circumstances despite the usual presumption toward custodial remand.

  • Bail
  • Remand
  • Sentencing
  • Guilty plea
  • Custodial-remand
  • Guilty-plea
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 007A

AG v Hall 15-Jan-2021

AG v Hall 15-Jan-2021 [2021] JRC 007A (15 January 2021)

Bail was granted to a defendant convicted of serious cannabis offences because several personal and procedural factors together amounted to exceptional circumstances.

  • Bail
  • Production of cannabis
  • Sentencing
  • Serious-drug-offences
  • Newton-hearing
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