Robb & Ors, R. v [2024] NICC 16 (14 June 2024)

Robb & Ors, R. v [2024] NICC 16 (14 June 2024)

Custodial sentences are required for all defendants due to the seriousness of perverting the course of justice and withholding information, but given their clear records, mitigating circumstances, and the agency of Jonathon Creswell, sentences are suspended for two years.

Citation
[2024] NICC 16
Parties
Prosecution: The King; Defendant: Hayley Robb; Defendant: Jill Robinson; Defendant: Rose De Montmorency-Wright
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Judgment Date
14 June 2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
guilty pleas; custodial sentences suspended for two years
Legal Topics
Perverting the Course of Justice, Withholding Information, Sentencing, Suspended Sentences
Criminal Law Perverting the Course of Justice Withholding Information Sentencing Suspended Sentences

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Parties

The King

Prosecution

Hayley Robb

Defendant

Jill Robinson

Defendant

Rose De Montmorency-Wright

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate sentencing for perverting the course of justice and withholding information
  2. 2 Whether custodial sentences should be immediate or suspended

Ratio Decidendi

Custodial sentences are required for all defendants due to the seriousness of perverting the course of justice and withholding information, but given their clear records, mitigating circumstances, and the agency of Jonathon Creswell, sentences are suspended for two years.

Court Disposition

guilty pleas; custodial sentences suspended for two years

Orders

  • Hayley Robb: two years for perverting the course of justice (each count) suspended for two years; 12 months for withholding information suspended for two years.
  • Jill Robinson: 16 months for perverting the course of justice suspended for two years.