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Criminal law [2019] JRC 179A

AG v Michel 16-Sep-2019

AG v Michel 16-Sep-2019 [2019] JRC 179A (16 September 2019)

The Jersey Royal Court confirmed fitness to plead and granted a treatment order and restriction order for a guilty defendant under the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016.

  • Treatment order
  • Restriction order
  • Fitness to plead
  • Culpability
  • Sentencing alternatives
  • Treatment-order
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Criminal law [2017] JRC 200

AG -v- Brown

AG -v- Brown [2017] JRC 200 (29 November 2017)

The Royal Court of Jersey imposed discretionary life imprisonment for diminished responsibility manslaughter, fixing a minimum term of 6 years after weighing risk and culpability.

  • Manslaughter
  • Diminished responsibility
  • Sentencing
  • Discretionary life sentence
  • Culpability
  • Risk assessment
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Criminal law [2017] JRC 184

AG -v- Brown

AG -v- Brown [2017] JRC 184 (30 October 2017)

The court sentenced the defendant for manslaughter to life imprisonment with a 6-year minimum term, finding low culpability but requiring public protection.

  • Manslaughter
  • Sentencing
  • Life imprisonment
  • Culpability
  • Public protection
  • Life-imprisonment
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Criminal law [2005] JRC 007

AG v Goncalves and Gouveia

AG v Goncalves and Gouveia [2005] JRC 007 (20 January 2005)

Sentencing for concern in supply of 242 grams of heroin. The court imposed prison terms of 3 years and 4 years, with forfeiture and destruction of the drugs.

  • Drug offences
  • Sentencing
  • Supply of controlled substances
  • Mitigation
  • Culpability
  • Drug-offences
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