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Criminal law [2026] JRC 022

Da SIlva v AG (Royal Court : Hearing

Da SIlva v AG (Royal Court : Hearing (Criminal) : Binnington) [2026] JRC 022 (21 January 2026)

The Royal Court set aside and then reimposed a 10-month sentence for grave and criminal assault, holding the Magistrate had wrongly treated sentencing policy as binding.

  • Sentencing policy
  • Grave and criminal assault
  • Appeal against sentence
  • Custodial vs non-custodial sanctions
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Appeal-against-sentence
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 200

Eastwood v AG

Eastwood v AG [2023] JRC 200 (26 October 2023)

The court dismissed an appeal against a 15-month custodial sentence for fraudulent evasion of duty on imported tobacco and cigarettes, finding it neither excessive nor wrong in principle.

  • Fraudulent evasion of duty
  • Importation offences
  • Sentencing policy
  • Public health
  • Confiscation orders
  • Sentencing-appeals
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 086

AG v Bellas and Louis

AG v Bellas and Louis [2023] JRC 086 (26 May 2023)

The Royal Court reduced monthly compensation payments for two fraud defendants, prioritizing continued repayment to the elderly victim over the risk of default sentences.

  • Fraud
  • Compensation orders
  • Breach of trust
  • Sentencing policy
  • Compensation-orders
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law [2018] JRC 187

AG v McKeown

AG v McKeown [2018] JRC 187 (05 October 2018)

The Jersey Royal Court imposed a custodial sentence after repeated breaches of probation and community service orders, including further drunk and incapable offences.

  • Breach of probation
  • Drunk and incapable
  • Illegal entry
  • Larceny
  • Community service
  • Sentencing policy
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Criminal law [2018] JRC 077

AG -v- Woolley

AG -v- Woolley [2018] JRC 077 (24 April 2018)

The court found a breach of community service, revoked the original order, and imposed 210 hours of community service in place of the earlier sentence.

  • Breach of community service order
  • Sentencing policy
  • Assault
  • Breach-of-community-service-order
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2015] JRC 198C

AG -v- Volante-Nobrega and Teixeira

AG -v- Volante-Nobrega and Teixeira [2015] JRC 198C (28 September 2015)

The Jersey Royal Court imposed community service and probation on two young defendants for ecstasy importation and related offences, departing from usual custodial policy.

  • Drug importation
  • Conspiracy
  • Larceny
  • Driving offences
  • Sentencing policy
  • Drug-importation-sentencing
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Criminal law [2015] JRC 116

AG -v- Anderson

AG -v- Anderson [2015] JRC 116 (27 May 2015)

The Jersey Royal Court sentenced the defendant to 3 years’ imprisonment for knowingly assisting the fraudulent evasion of drug import controls, with confiscation and forfeiture orders.

  • Drug importation
  • Probation breach
  • Sentencing policy
  • Drug-importation
  • Sentencing
  • Probation-breach
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Criminal law [2014] JRC 194

AG -v- Huish

AG -v- Huish [2014] JRC 194 (10 October 2014)

Sentencing for possession with intent to supply mephedrone and other drugs, with the court imposing community service and probation while warning future NPS cases may attract custody.

  • Drug offences
  • Sentencing policy
  • New psychoactive substances
  • Community service
  • Probation
  • Drug-offences
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Criminal law [2013] JRC 106

AG -v- Langlands

AG -v- Langlands [2013] JRC 106 (31 May 2013)

Sentencing for making indecent images of children, with sex offender notification requirements and restrictive internet-device orders imposed for five years.

  • Sex offenders legislation
  • Indecent images of children
  • Sentencing policy
  • Notification requirements
  • Restrictive orders
  • Indecent-images-of-children
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Criminal law [2012] JRC 138

AG -v- Botting

AG -v- Botting [2012] JRC 138 (13 July 2012)

The Jersey Royal Court sentenced a young defendant to 20 months' youth detention after repeated breaches of community service and a new attempted breaking and entering offence.

  • Youth detention
  • Assault
  • Attempted breaking and entering
  • Sentencing policy
  • Community service breach
  • Sentencing
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