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Criminal law [2020] JRC 235

Ahier v AG 09-Nov-2020

Ahier v AG 09-Nov-2020 [2020] JRC 235 (09 November 2020)

The court quashed a one-week prison sentence for driving without due care and attention, holding that the statute allowed only a fine, not imprisonment.

  • Sentencing
  • Driving without due care and attention
  • Unlawful sentence
  • Road-traffic-offences
  • Unlawful-sentence
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Criminal law [2014] JRC 206

AG -v- Cardoso Santos and Silva

AG -v- Cardoso Santos and Silva [2014] JRC 206 (24 October 2014)

Sentencing for racing-related road offences in Jersey: Silva received 3 years' imprisonment and a 4-year driving ban; Cardoso and Santos were fined.

  • Dangerous driving
  • Causing death by dangerous driving
  • Speeding
  • Driving without due care and attention
  • Dangerous-driving
  • Causing-death-by-dangerous-driving
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Criminal law [2013] JRC 163

Petriella -v- AG

Petriella -v- AG [2013] JRC 163 (20 August 2013)

The court refused to reopen the conviction appeal, reduced a contempt sentence from 3 to 2 months, upheld deportation, and left an 11-month total sentence.

  • Assault on police officer
  • Harassment
  • Driving without due care and attention
  • Contempt of court
  • Sentencing
  • Deportation recommendation
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Criminal law [1998] UR 85

1998/85 - AG v Gracia and Gracia

1998/85 - AG v Gracia and Gracia [1998] UR 85 (24 April 1998)

Sentencing decision in Jersey where two siblings received probation and community service for attempting to pervert the course of justice, with fines for related offences.

  • Attempting to pervert the course of justice
  • Forgery
  • Larceny
  • Driving without due care and attention
  • Breach of binding over order
  • Attempting-to-pervert-the-course-of-justice
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Criminal law

AG v Corcoran and Sutcliffe

The Royal Court sentenced two young defendants for taking and driving a car without consent, uninsured driving, and related road traffic offences, with different orders for each.

  • Taking and driving away a motor vehicle
  • Driving without a licence
  • Driving without due care and attention
  • Failing to stop and report an accident
  • Uninsured driving
  • Sentencing of young offenders
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Criminal law

McGrath v Att. Gen.

McGrath v Att. Gen. [1985] JLR_Note 19a (11 July 1985)

A Jersey note on driving without due care and attention: falling asleep at the wheel did not require foresight for conviction.

  • Driving without due care and attention
  • Mens rea
  • Falling asleep while driving
  • Driving-without-due-care-and-attention
  • Falling-asleep-while-driving
  • Mens-rea
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