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Criminal law [2021] JRC 003

AG v Brown 08-Jan-2021

AG v Brown 08-Jan-2021 [2021] JRC 003 (08 January 2021)

Sentencing for repeated motoring offences, dangerous domestic abuse driving, and attempting to pervert the course of justice. The court imposed 2 years and 4 months' imprisonment.

  • Dangerous driving
  • Driving without insurance
  • Driving without licence
  • Use of mobile phone while driving
  • Malicious damage
  • Excess alcohol
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Criminal law [2018] JRC 168

AG v Hopkins

AG v Hopkins [2018] JRC 168 (11 September 2018)

The Royal Court dismissed an appeal against conviction for holding a telephone while driving, holding that the magistrate was entitled to prefer the officer’s evidence.

  • Use of mobile phone while driving
  • Burden of proof
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Good character direction
  • Mobile-phone-while-driving
  • Credibility-of-witnesses
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Criminal law [2013] JRC 221

Fisher -v- AG

Fisher -v- AG [2013] JRC 221 (12 November 2013)

Appeal against a 3-month driving disqualification for repeated phone-use offences was dismissed after the court reconsidered sentence afresh and allowed some hardship.

  • Driving offences
  • Use of mobile phone while driving
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Disqualification from driving
  • Procedural fairness
  • Driving-offences
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Criminal law [2012] JRC 149

Gomes -v- AG

Gomes -v- AG [2012] JRC 149 (08 August 2012)

On appeal against sentence for mobile phone driving offences, the court reduced a 4-month driving disqualification to 1 month after considering new evidence of hardship.

  • Driving offences
  • Use of mobile phone while driving
  • Sentencing
  • Disqualification from driving
  • Sentencing-appeal
  • Driving-offences
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