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Criminal law [2024] JRC 205

Gomes v AG

Gomes v AG [2024] JRC 205 (04 October 2024)

Appeal dismissed against a 6-month driving disqualification and ÂŁ2,000 fine for causing serious injury by careless driving. The court held the sentence was not manifestly excessive.

  • Careless driving
  • Causing serious injury
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Appeal against sentence
  • Careless-driving
  • Causing-serious-injury
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 207

Turner v AG

Turner v AG [2023] JRC 207 (07 November 2023)

The Royal Court dismissed a sentence appeal for careless driving, upholding a ÂŁ5,000 fine and 12-month disqualification as neither manifestly excessive nor wrong in principle.

  • Careless driving
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Appeal against sentence
  • Disqualification from driving
  • Fines
  • Careless-driving
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Criminal law [2019] JRC 187

AG v Henderson-Bell 30-Sep-2019

AG v Henderson-Bell 30-Sep-2019 [2019] JRC 187 (20 September 2019)

The defendant's conduct constituted a serious affray with elements of premeditation and significant threat to public safety, but strong mitigation including remorse, mental health crisis, and rehabilitation efforts justified a non-custodial sentence with community service, fines, probation, and treatment orders.

  • Affray
  • Malicious damage
  • Failure to stop
  • Careless driving
  • Driving under the influence
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law [2019] JRC 148A

AG v Gomes

AG v Gomes [2019] JRC 148A (26 July 2019)

Sentencing judgment for malicious damage and careless driving, with concurrent custodial terms and a ÂŁ2,500 fine or default imprisonment, resulting in immediate release.

  • Malicious damage
  • Careless driving
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Malicious-damage
  • Careless-driving
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Criminal law [2018] JRC 065B

Hobson -v- AG

Hobson -v- AG [2018] JRC 065B (27 March 2018)

Appeal against sentence for careless driving by a police officer responding to a Code 1 call was allowed. The fine was reduced and the driving ban set aside.

  • Careless driving
  • Sentencing
  • Emergency responder mitigation
  • Disqualification
  • Fine
  • Careless-driving
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Criminal law [2017] JRC 128

AG -v- De la Haye

AG -v- De la Haye [2017] JRC 128 (11 August 2017)

Sentencing for careless and dangerous driving in Jersey ended in community service and a driving ban, despite the court saying custody would otherwise have been appropriate.

  • Careless driving
  • Dangerous driving
  • Sentencing
  • Community service
  • Driving disqualification
  • Careless-driving
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Criminal law [2016] JRC 087

Scott -v- AG

Scott -v- AG [2016] JRC 087 (20 April 2016)

The Royal Court of Jersey allowed an appeal against dangerous driving, substituting careless driving and varying sentence to a fine and disqualification.

  • Dangerous driving
  • Careless driving
  • Sentencing
  • Appeal procedure
  • Dangerous-driving
  • Careless-driving
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Criminal law [2012] JRC 161

AG -v- Linden

AG -v- Linden [2012] JRC 161 (07 September 2012)

At sentencing for careless driving causing a fatal crash, the court imposed a ÂŁ750 fine, 12 months' disqualification, and a retest requirement.

  • Careless driving
  • Sentencing
  • Fatal accident
  • Careless-driving
  • Fatal-road-traffic-offence
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Criminal law [2009] JRC 077

AG -v- Bailey

AG -v- Bailey [2009] JRC 077 (17 April 2009)

The Jersey Royal Court sentenced a repeat offender for careless driving, driving without insurance and licence, and receiving stolen goods, imposing 19 months’ imprisonment.

  • Careless driving
  • Driving without licence
  • Driving without insurance
  • Receiving stolen goods
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law

Att. Gen. v Luis

Att. Gen. v Luis [2007] JLR_Note 63 (11 December 2007)

Road traffic criminal note concerning a defendant found to have caused death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs.

  • Careless driving
  • Causing death by driving under influence
  • Careless-driving
  • Causing-death-by-driving-under-influence
  • Road-traffic-law
  • Criminal-law
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