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Criminal law [2024] JRC 111

T v AG

T v AG [2024] JRC 111 (13 May 2024)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused to make a transfer order under Article 69 of the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016 after concluding no suitable treatment place was available.

  • Transfer order
  • Open justice
  • Court procedure
  • Mental disorder
  • Media exclusion
  • Mental-health-law
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Mental health law [2022] JRC 268

AG v Nicolle

AG v Nicolle [2022] JRC 268 (11 May 2022)

The court found Mr Nicolle unfit to participate in the proceedings and adjourned the case for further evidence on whether a treatment order should be made.

  • Fitness to plead
  • Capacity
  • Treatment order
  • Mental disorder
  • Fitness-to-participate
  • Mental-health-law
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 314

AG v Ibbet

AG v Ibbet [2021] JRC 314 (17 December 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court found the defendant unfit to stand trial because of untreated mental disorder, declined to adjourn for treatment, and set a further hearing to determine actus reus.

  • Fitness to plead
  • Mental disorder
  • Capacity to participate
  • Special verdicts
  • Fitness-to-stand-trial
  • Mental-disorder
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 305

AG v Coelho

AG v Coelho [2021] JRC 305 (07 December 2021)

The Royal Court found the defendant incapable of participating effectively in criminal proceedings because of mental disorder and released him unconditionally.

  • Incapacity
  • Mental disorder
  • Disposal options
  • Guardianship
  • Treatment orders
  • Mental-health-law
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 141

AG v Moon 06-May-2021

AG v Moon 06-May-2021 [2021] JRC 141 (06 May 2021)

The Royal Court granted a post-conviction application to remand Robert John Ingram Moon to an approved establishment for urgent psychiatric treatment.

  • Remand for treatment
  • Mental disorder
  • Approved establishment
  • Statutory test under article 63
  • Remand-for-treatment
  • Mental-health-law
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 005

AG v Nisbet 12-Jan-2021

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.

  • Manslaughter
  • Diminished responsibility
  • Mental disorder
  • Sentencing
  • Treatment order
  • Restriction order
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Criminal law [2013] JRC 100A

AG -v- Brown

AG -v- Brown [2013] JRC 100A (23 May 2013)

Sentencing judgment in which the court held that the defendant was criminally responsible despite serious mental illness and imposed a total sentence of 2 years and 1 month.

  • Criminal responsibility
  • Mental disorder
  • Sentencing
  • Prisoner treatment
  • Criminal-responsibility
  • Mental-health-law
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Criminal law [2009] JRC 198

AG v Harding

AG v Harding [2009] JRC 198 (16 October 2009)

The Superior Number of the Royal Court found Miss Harding unfit to plead, applying Jersey’s O'Driscoll test to severe Borderline Personality Disorder.

  • Fitness to plead
  • Insanity
  • Criminal responsibility
  • Mental disorder
  • Procedure for unfit defendants
  • Fitness-to-plead
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