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ROYAL COURT
(Samedi Division)
27 March, 1998
Before: F C Hamon, Esq Deputy Bailiff
and Jurats Vibert and de Veulle
AG -v- M
Admitted breach of a 1 year Probation Order with 120 hours Community Service imposed on 15th August, 1997 (See Jersey Unreported Judgment of that date) following guilty plea to:
1 count of aiding, assisting, or participating in breaking and entering and larceny (count 2A).
Plea: Breach admitted.
Conclusions: 5 months’ Youth Detention (Crown originally moved for 6 months’ Youth Detention)
Sentence and Observations of the Court:
Original Order discharged and reimposed (i.e. 1 year’s Probation with 120 hours Community Service).
W J Bailhache, Esq, Crown Advocate
Advocate R G Morris for the accused
JUDGMENT
THE DEPUTY BAILIFF: M, the Court gave a very clear direction when you appeared before it last time. I have to tell you the Jurats are not agreed. One would send you to Youth Detention immediately, and I think that would be well deserved, and the other would not. You seem to us to be aimless in the way you are going, but in the eleven weeks that you have been at the Shelter Trust you do show some hope. We are going to take a very unusual step because I am going to take the side of the Jurat who would not put you into custody. But, it has got to be your last chance. I know I said this last time and I do not want you to think for one moment that this Court is getting weak in its sentencing policy.
We are going to cancel the Order that we imposed upon you and reimpose it so you are going to have to start all over again. We are going to put you on one year’s Probation and during that one year’s Probation you will live where the Probation Order directs you to live. This is your last chance. It is the Shelter Trust report that saved you. If you want to go to prison - I am sure you do not - that is where you are going if you do not pull your socks up.
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