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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 [2015] JCA 159

C -v- AG

C -v- AG [2015] JCA 159 (29 July 2015)

The Court of Appeal upheld a discretionary life sentence for rape, finding the offender’s serious sexual abuse and ongoing risk to young girls justified it.

  • Sentencing
  • Life imprisonment
  • Sexual offences
  • Public protection
  • Risk assessment
  • Life-imprisonment
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Criminal law [2015] JCA 158

McCormick -v- AG

McCormick -v- AG [2015] JCA 158 (29 July 2015)

The Court of Appeal dismissed McCormick’s sentence appeal, upholding a 25-year minimum term for murder and finding the sentencing court’s reasoning sufficient.

  • Murder
  • Sentencing
  • Life imprisonment
  • Minimum term
  • Aggravating and mitigating factors
  • Appeal against sentence
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Criminal law [2015] JRC 033A

AG -v- C

AG -v- C [2015] JRC 033A (18 February 2015)

Sentencing judgment for repeated child rape and related sexual offences, imposing life imprisonment with a 10-year minimum term and sex offender notification requirements.

  • Rape
  • Indecent assault
  • Gross indecency
  • Making indecent photographs of children
  • Sentencing
  • Life imprisonment
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Criminal law

Att. Gen. v Goss

Att. Gen. v Goss [2005] JLR_Note 41 (27 September 2005)

At sentencing, the court imposed life imprisonment on Goss, holding that the seriousness of the offence justified the most severe sentence.

  • Life imprisonment
  • Sentencing
  • Life-imprisonment
  • Criminal-law
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