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Criminal law [2022] JCA 131

Warn v AG

Warn v AG [2022] JCA 131 (20 June 2022)

The Court of Appeal upheld Jamie Lee Warn’s murder conviction, finding the circumstantial evidence and the appellant’s lies sufficient and rejecting claims of legal error or miscarriage of justice.

  • Murder
  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Appeal against conviction
  • Jury directions
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2019] JRC 007A

AG v Rebelo

AG v Rebelo [2019] JRC 007A (28 January 2019)

The Jersey Royal Court allowed the Crown to amend an admission by deleting the word “asleep,” finding the phrase was a manifest error and caused no prejudice.

  • Amendment of admissions
  • Murder
  • Trial procedure
  • Amendment-of-admissions
  • Criminal-procedure
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Criminal law

McCormick v. Att. Gen.

McCormick v. Att. Gen. [2015] 1 JLR_Note 35 (29 July 2015)

Criminal sentence note concerning the appropriate sentence for murder in McCormick v Attorney General.

  • Murder
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal-law
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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

Att. Gen. v. McCormick

Att. Gen. v. McCormick [2015] 1 JLR_Note 9 (08 January 2015)

Sentencing note in a murder case concerning the appropriate sentence imposed on McCormick.

  • Murder
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal-law
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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 [2003] JCA 019

Holley v AG

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.

  • Murder
  • Manslaughter
  • Retrial
  • Sentencing
  • Provocation
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2002] JRC 145

AG v Holley

AG v Holley [2002] JRC 145 (05 August 2002)

The jury unanimously rejected the defence of manslaughter, finding the defendant guilty of murder, for which the only permissible sentence is life imprisonment.

  • Murder
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law [2001] JRC 169

AG v Holley

AG v Holley [2001] JRC 169 (02 August 2001)

The jury convicted Holley of murder, unanimously rejecting provocation. The court imposed the only lawful sentence for murder: life imprisonment.

  • Murder
  • Sentencing
  • Provocation
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