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Att. Gen. v. Jones

Att. Gen. v. Jones [2017] 1 JLR_Note 9 (13 April 2017)

Note on sentencing starting points for drug importation offences, reaffirming that type and quantity of drugs guide consistency and proportionality.

  • Drugs
  • Importation
  • Sentencing
  • Starting-points
  • Criminal-law
  • Drug-offences
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Criminal-law [2004] JRC 099

AG v Capuano

AG v Capuano [2004] JRC 099 (07 June 2004)

Sentencing judgment in which the court declined to adopt a starting-point mechanism generally for non-drug cases, but applied separate starting points for multiple serious offences.

  • Sentencing
  • Starting-point-mechanism
  • Totality-principle
  • Mental-health-in-sentencing
  • Assault
  • Robbery
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Criminal-law

Att. Gen. v Capuano

Att. Gen. v Capuano [2004] JLR_Note 26 (07 June 2004)

Note on criminal sentencing in Att. Gen. v Capuano, addressing the sentencing principles and starting points to be applied.

  • Sentencing-principles
  • Starting-points
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal-law

Att. Gen. v Smith

Att. Gen. v Smith [2004] JLR_Note 20 (29 April 2004)

A Jersey criminal sentencing note on the principles and starting points to be applied when determining sentence for the relevant offence.

  • Sentencing-principles
  • Starting-points
  • Criminal-law
  • Sentencing
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Criminal-law [2004] JLR 111

Harrison v Att. Gen.

Harrison v Att. Gen. [2004] JLR 111 (16 March 2004)

The court held that sentencing starting points are preferable because they improve transparency and consistency and help ensure proper mitigation, though they are not mandatory.

  • Sentencing-principles
  • Starting-points
  • Mitigation
  • Guilty-plea
  • Transparency
  • Consistency
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