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Criminal law [2021] JRC 330

Capuano v AG

Capuano v AG [2021] JRC 330 (23 December 2021)

The court considered an application for bail pending appeal and an extension of time to appeal. It adjourned the appeal-time issue and refused bail, citing risk of reoffending and no clear basis to doubt the conviction.

  • Extension of time to appeal
  • Bail pending appeal
  • Grave and criminal assault
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Extension-of-time-to-appeal
  • Grave-and-criminal-assault
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Criminal law [2020] JRC 194

AG v Cardoso

AG v Cardoso [2020] JRC 194 (25 September 2020)

The Royal Court dismissed an appeal against refusal of bail pending appeal, holding that neither strong prospects of success nor time-served risk was shown.

  • Driving with excess alcohol
  • Bail pending appeal
  • Sentencing alternatives
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Sentencing-alternatives
  • Driving-with-excess-alcohol
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Criminal law [2014] JRC 054A

AG -v- Hanby

AG -v- Hanby [2014] JRC 054A (28 February 2014)

Bail pending appeal was refused because the court found no exceptional circumstances and considered it unlikely the sentence issue would be resolved before the appeal date.

  • Bail pending appeal
  • Sentencing
  • Exceptional circumstances
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Exceptional-circumstances
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2012] JCA 217A

Lewis and Others v AG

Lewis and Others v AG [2012] JCA 217A (21 November 2012)

The Court of Appeal refused Ian Michael Christmas’s application for bail pending appeal, finding no exceptional circumstances or prima facie prospect of success.

  • Bail pending appeal
  • Fraudulent inducement
  • Conviction and sentence appeal
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Criminal-appeals
  • Fraudulent-inducement
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Criminal law [2010] JRC 208

AG -v- Syvret

AG -v- Syvret [2010] JRC 208 (18 November 2010)

The court granted Mr Syvret bail pending appeal, noting a short sentence and the risk of injustice if the appeal succeeded after it was served.

  • Bail pending appeal
  • Directions hearing
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Directions-hearing
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2006] JRC 060

AG -v- Barette 20-Apr-2006

AG -v- Barette 20-Apr-2006 [2006] JRC 060 (20 April 2006)

The court granted bail pending appeal after finding arguable apparent bias concerns about a juror crossed the exceptional-circumstances threshold.

  • Bail pending appeal
  • Apparent bias
  • Jury impartiality
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Apparent-bias
  • Jury-impartiality
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Criminal law [2001] JRC 123

AG v Franco

AG v Franco [2001] JRC 123 (30 May 2001)

Bail pending appeal was refused because the appeal did not appear likely to succeed and no exceptional circumstances were shown.

  • Bail pending appeal
  • Exceptional circumstances
  • Sentencing
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Exceptional-circumstances
  • Criminal-appeals
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Criminal law

Monet v Her Majesty’s Attorney General

The Royal Court refused Kelvin Peter Monet’s application for bail pending appeal after convictions for grave and criminal assault and perverting the course of justice.

  • Bail pending appeal
  • Serious offences
  • Perverting the course of justice
  • Grave and criminal assault
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Perverting-the-course-of-justice
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Criminal law [1999] UR 196

1999/196 - McCarthy v AG

1999/196 - McCarthy v AG [1999] UR 196 (3 November 1999)

The Royal Court refused bail pending appeal, finding no exceptional circumstances despite arguments about reform, low absconding risk, and appeal prospects.

  • Bail pending appeal
  • Exceptional circumstances
  • Sentence appeal
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Exceptional-circumstances
  • Criminal-procedure
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Criminal law [1999] UR 179

1999/179 - Jones v AG

1999/179 - Jones v AG [1999] UR 179 (18 October 1999)

The Royal Court granted bail pending appeal, finding exceptional circumstances because there was a substantial misdirection issue that might justify a retrial.

  • Bail pending appeal
  • Exceptional circumstances
  • Misdirection at trial
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Exceptional-circumstances
  • Misdirection-at-trial
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