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AG v Nisbet 28-Apr-2021 [2021] JRC 131 (28 April 2021)
The Royal Court granted an application to vary a treatment order so Andrew Charles Nisbet could be transferred to St Andrew’s Healthcare for specialist treatment.
Sentence reasons in a manslaughter case where the defendant received a treatment order, an indefinite restriction order, and a restraining order after killing his mother.
AG v Nisbet 12-Jan-2021 [2021] JRC 005 (12 January 2021)
Sentencing judgment for manslaughter by diminished responsibility. The court imposed an indefinite treatment order, restriction order, and restraining order.
AG v Warn 04-Nov-2020 [2020] JRC 232B (04 November 2020)
The Jersey Royal Court declined to direct the jury on manslaughter as an alternative verdict, finding no evidence to support a link between any act and the death.
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.
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.
Holley v AG [2003] JCA 019 (27 January 2003)
The Court of Appeal refused a further retrial, substituted manslaughter for murder, and imposed an 8-year sentence after balancing fairness and public interest.
Holden v AG [2003] JCA 017 (20 January 2003)
The Jersey Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against a 3-year manslaughter sentence for a single punch that caused a fatal fall.
Holden v Att. Gen. [2003] JLR_Note 5 (20 January 2003)
Note on sentencing for manslaughter caused by a single punch, focusing on the balance between the seriousness of the death and the offender’s culpability.
AG v Holden [2002] JRC 170 (13 September 2002)
Sentencing judgment for manslaughter after a single punch that caused death. The court weighed provocation, good character, guilty plea and lack of remorse before imposing three years.
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