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Criminal law [2008] JRC 089

AG -v- Gregory

AG -v- Gregory [2008] JRC 089 (04 June 2008)

The court held that speeding-device readings are factual evidence, so Article 21(5) did not require a prior visual opinion by the officer before activation.

  • Speeding offences
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Evidence admissibility
  • Speeding-offences
  • Statutory-interpretation
  • Evidence-admissibility
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Criminal law [2008] JRC 054

Burnett v AG

Burnett v AG [2008] JRC 054 (04 April 2008)

The court held that speeding under Jersey law is a strict liability offence and that Article 6(2) ECHR does not require mens rea. The appeal was dismissed.

  • Strict liability
  • Speeding offences
  • Traffic signage
  • Presumption of innocence
  • European convention on human rights
  • Strict-liability
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Criminal law [2008] JLR 117

Burnett v Att. Gen.

Burnett v Att. Gen. [2008] JLR 117 (04 April 2008)

The court held that speeding under the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (Jersey) Order 2003 is a strict liability offence, displacing the presumption of mens rea.

  • Strict liability
  • Speeding offences
  • Mens rea
  • Strict-liability
  • Speeding-offences
  • Mens-rea
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Criminal law [2004] JRC 216

Wilson v AG

Wilson v AG [2004] JRC 216 (09 December 2004)

Appeal against sentence for speeding partly allowed; the curb on the disqualification period was upheld, but the requirement to take a driving test was removed.

  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Speeding offences
  • Driving disqualification
  • Speeding-offences
  • Driving-disqualification
  • Sentencing-guidelines
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