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Criminal law [2024] JRC 112

AG v Porter

AG v Porter [2024] JRC 112 (14 May 2024)

After a two-day trial, Ryan Martin Porter was convicted of grave and criminal assault and possession of an offensive weapon after attacking Mr X with a bat.

  • Assault
  • Possession of offensive weapon
  • Sentencing
  • Suspended sentence
  • Compensation order
  • Criminal-assault
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Criminal law

The Attorney General v Robert Adrian Canavan

The Royal Court sentenced Robert Adrian Canavan to 7 years for grave and criminal assault and concurrent 2 years for possessing knives, after a Newton hearing.

  • Sentencing
  • Grave and criminal assault
  • Possession of offensive weapon
  • Newton hearing
  • Knife crime
  • Grave-and-criminal-assault
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 052

AG v Canavan

AG v Canavan [2024] JRC 052 (28 February 2024)

The Jersey Royal Court sentenced Mr Canavan to 7 years for grave and criminal assault and 2 years concurrent for possessing offensive weapons after a Newton hearing.

  • Assault
  • Possession of offensive weapon
  • Sentencing
  • Knife crime
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Knife-crime
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 042

AG v Canavan

AG v Canavan [2024] JRC 042 (22 February 2024)

Pre-trial directions in a Jersey criminal case on assault and offensive weapon charges. The court dealt with bad character, special measures, expert DNA evidence and hearsay.

  • Assault
  • Possession of offensive weapon
  • Bad character evidence
  • Special measures
  • Expert evidence
  • Hearsay evidence
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Criminal law

The Attorney General v Marcin Skalimowski

Sentencing for assault and possession of an offensive weapon. The court imposed 1 year and 3 months’ imprisonment, an exclusion order, and no deportation recommendation.

  • Assault
  • Possession of offensive weapon
  • Community service breach
  • Exclusion order
  • Deportation recommendation
  • Custodial sentence
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Criminal law [2022] JRC 169

AG v Carmody

AG v Carmody [2022] JRC 169 (08 August 2022)

The defendant was sentenced for attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon after a premeditated knife attack in Jersey, with a total term of 10½ years.

  • Attempted murder
  • Possession of offensive weapon
  • Sentencing
  • Knife crime
  • Attempted-murder
  • Offensive-weapon-possession
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Criminal law [2017] JRC 064

AG v Loureiro

AG v Loureiro [2017] JRC 064 (21 April 2017)

Sentencing in Jersey for grave and criminal assault, offensive weapon possession, and ecstasy possession. The court imposed community service and probation, citing provocation and medical issues.

  • Assault
  • Possession of offensive weapon
  • Possession of controlled drugs
  • Sentencing
  • Community service
  • Probation
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Criminal law [2015] JRC 232

AG -v- S

AG -v- S [2015] JRC 232 (16 November 2015)

Vigilante violence, even in response to provocation, is not tolerated by the courts; the defendant's actions, though terrifying and deliberate, resulted in limited injuries and warranted a reduced sentence.

  • Grave and criminal assault
  • Possession of offensive weapon
  • Vigilante violence
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
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Criminal law [2013] JRC 161

AG -v- Marett

AG -v- Marett [2013] JRC 161 (09 August 2013)

The Jersey Royal Court sentenced a repeat offender to 21 months’ imprisonment for possessing a knife in public and 3 months for breach of the peace, concurrent.

  • Breach of the peace
  • Possession of offensive weapon
  • Sentencing
  • Probation breach
  • Knife-possession
  • Breach-of-the-peace
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Criminal law [2013] JRC 020

AG -v- Gomes

AG -v- Gomes [2013] JRC 020 (25 January 2013)

Sentencing reasons on indecent assault and carrying a knife in public, with consecutive 12-month terms and five-year sex offender notification requirements.

  • Indecent assault
  • Possession of offensive weapon
  • Sentencing
  • Sex offenders register
  • Interpretation of statutes
  • Criminal-sentencing
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