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Criminal law [2015] JRC 098

AG -v- O'Brien

AG -v- O'Brien [2015] JRC 098 (11 May 2015)

The Jersey Royal Court sentenced the defendant to 27 months' imprisonment for larceny and receiving stolen property, treating alcohol and a long record as aggravating factors.

  • Larceny
  • Receiving stolen property
  • Sentencing
  • Aggravating factors
  • Mitigating factors
  • Receiving-stolen-property
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Criminal law [2011] JLR 689

Att. Gen. v MacKenzie

Att. Gen. v MacKenzie [2011] JLR 689 (31 August 2011)

On sentencing for possession with intent to supply drugs, the court held that “social supply” to friends at cost or for free is a mitigating factor.

  • Drugs
  • Possession with intent to supply
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigating factors
  • Criminal-law
  • Drug-offences
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Criminal law [2010] JRC 058

AG -v- Hagen

AG -v- Hagen [2010] JRC 058 (19 March 2010)

Sentencing for drug trafficking offences in Jersey, the court imposed 4 years’ imprisonment on Hagen, allowing mitigation for personal circumstances and remand time.

  • Drug trafficking
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigating factors
  • Drug-trafficking
  • Mitigating-factors
  • Forfeiture-of-property
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Criminal law [2005] JRC 182

AG -v- Greenan

AG -v- Greenan [2005] JRC 182 (07 October 2005)

Sentencing for murder in Jersey: life imprisonment with a 20-year minimum term after the court reduced a 30-year starting point for mitigation.

  • Murder
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigating factors
  • Aggravating factors
  • Mandatory minimum imprisonment
  • Murder-sentencing
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Criminal law [2005] JRC 132

AG -v- Goss

AG -v- Goss [2005] JRC 132 (27 September 2005)

The Jersey Royal Court sentenced a man guilty of murder to life imprisonment and fixed a minimum term of 11 years, after applying mitigation and a guilty plea discount.

  • Murder
  • Sentencing
  • Minimum term of imprisonment
  • Mitigating factors
  • Aggravating factors
  • Guilty plea discount
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Criminal law [2004] JRC 088

AG v Neil

AG v Neil [2004] JRC 088 (14 May 2004)

Sentencing for possession of a Class A drug. The court treated the offending as social supply, considered mitigation and imposed suspended prison terms.

  • Possession of controlled substances
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigating factors
  • Suspended sentence
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Drug-possession
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Criminal law [2003] JRC 170

AG v Croke

AG v Croke [2003] JRC 170 (03 October 2003)

Sentencing for benefit fraud in Jersey: despite the seriousness of the offence and prior dishonesty convictions, probation was imposed because of the defendant’s seriously ill infant child.

  • Benefit fraud
  • Sentencing
  • Probation
  • Mitigating factors
  • Benefit-fraud
  • Mitigating-factors
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Criminal law [2003] JRC 164

AG v Barton

AG v Barton [2003] JRC 164 (18 September 2003)

On sentencing, the court held that Barton breached temporary release conditions by entering a public house and imposed two months’ consecutive imprisonment.

  • Breach of temporary release conditions
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigating factors
  • Breach-of-release-conditions
  • Guilty-plea-mitigation
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2003] JCA 044

Munks v AG

Munks v AG [2003] JCA 044 (06 March 2003)

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against Munks’ 30-month sentence, holding the totality was not excessive and that consecutive sentencing was proper.

  • Sentencing
  • Appeals
  • Totality principle
  • Mitigating factors
  • Disparity in sentencing
  • Criminal-sentencing
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Criminal law [2002] JRC 194A

AG v Smale

AG v Smale [2002] JRC 194A (11 October 2002)

Sentencing appeal in a cannabis resin case, where the Royal Court imposed 2.5 years’ imprisonment after considering quantity, guilty plea, and mitigation.

  • Drug offences
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigating factors
  • Drug-offences
  • Mitigating-factors
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