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The Attorney General v Elliot Victor Potier Gomes

The Royal Court granted leave to amend the indictment, vacated the existing trial date, and directed that the case be tried by the Inferior Number.

  • Amendment of indictment
  • Mode of trial
  • Jury trial versus inferior number
  • Listing and adjournment
  • Amendment-of-indictment
  • Mode-of-trial
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 220

AG v Gallichan

AG v Gallichan [2024] JRC 220 (17 October 2024)

The Royal Court of Jersey determined that a mixed indictment should be tried by the Inferior Number, applying Article 48 of the Criminal Procedure (Jersey) Law 2018.

  • Mode of trial
  • Domestic abuse
  • Assault
  • Malicious damage
  • Customary law offences
  • Statutory offences
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 174

AG v AB

AG v AB [2024] JRC 174 (21 August 2024)

The Royal Court determined that a mixed indictment against a 17-year-old defendant should be tried by the Inferior Number in the Magistrate’s Court.

  • Mode of trial
  • Mixed indictments
  • Customary law offences
  • Statutory offences
  • Child defendants
  • Court procedure
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 247

AG v Porter

AG v Porter [2023] JRC 247 (11 December 2023)

The Royal Court held that a mixed indictment should be tried by the Inferior Number, relying on Article 48 and the overriding objective to secure an earlier trial date.

  • Mode of trial
  • Mixed indictment
  • Customary law offences
  • Statutory offences
  • Overriding objective
  • Mode-of-trial
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 221

AG v Mazurke

AG v Mazurke [2023] JRC 221 (15 November 2023)

The Royal Court ordered a mixed indictment trial before the Inferior Number, finding the domestic abuse charges were more serious and the case should proceed efficiently.

  • Mode of trial
  • Domestic abuse
  • Grave and criminal assault
  • Customary law offences
  • Statutory offences
  • Mode-of-trial
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Criminal law [2022] JRC 176

AG v Akhonya

AG v Akhonya [2022] JRC 176 (24 August 2022)

The Royal Court of Jersey held that a mixed indictment for false information and customary-law bigamy should be tried by jury, applying Article 48 of the 2018 Law.

  • Mode of trial
  • Bigamy
  • Providing false information
  • Statutory offences
  • Customary law offences
  • Mode-of-trial
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Criminal law [2009] JCA 175

Warren and Others v AG

Warren and Others v AG [2009] JCA 175 (04 September 2009)

The Court of Appeal held that a 2009 Jersey law did not retrospectively बदल the defendants’ already-elected jury trial for conspiracy to evade drug import controls.

  • Mode of trial
  • Retroactivity
  • Statutory offences
  • Customary law offences
  • Right to elect jury trial
  • Criminal-procedure
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Criminal law

Warren v Att. Gen.

Warren v Att. Gen. [2009] JLR_Note 44 (04 September 2009)

Jersey criminal procedure note on whether inchoate offences are tried in a particular mode of trial.

  • Mode of trial
  • Inchoate offences
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Mode-of-trial
  • Inchoate-offences
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Criminal law [2009] JRC 166

AG v Warren and Others

AG v Warren and Others [2009] JRC 166 (19 August 2009)

The Jersey Royal Court held that Article 1 of the Criminal Offences (Jersey) Law 2009 requires pre-commencement conspiracy defendants to be tried by judge and jurats, not jury.

  • Mode of trial
  • Retrospective application
  • Inchoate offences
  • Customary law
  • Statutory-interpretation
  • Mode-of-trial
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