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[2009]JRC185

ROYAL COURT

(Samedi Division)

18^th September 2009

Before :

M. C. St. J. Birt, Esq., Bailiff, and Jurats Clapham and Falle.

The Attorney General

-v-

Mark Edward Gary Richomme

Sentencing by the Inferior Number of the Royal Court, following breach of Community Service Order imposed on the following charges:

1 count of:	Using a motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks, contrary to Article 2(1) of the Motor Traffic (Third Party Insurance)(Jersey) Law 1948. Count 1).
1 count of:	Grave and criminal assault. (Count 2).

Age: 22.

Conclusions:

Revocation of the Community Service Order and Probation Order and sentence of 18 months' imprisonment to be imposed.

Sentence and Observations of Court:

Conclusions granted.

C. M. M. Yates, Esq., Crown Advocate.

Advocate I. C. Jones for the Defendant.

JUDGMENT

THE BAILIFF:

1. Now Mr Richomme, on the 29^th May you were given a chance because you were put on probation and you were ordered to carry out community service. You did not take advantage of that at all and indeed you did not comply with either the probation order or the community service order; so you were brought back on the 10^th July. On that occasion the Court said that this was your last final chance. Since then, although you have done better on the probation order it is quite clear to us that you have not made proper efforts to carry out the community service.

2. Orders of the Court are meant to be complied with, particularly when they are an alternative to imprisonment and you leave us with no choice but to now revoke the order and impose the original prison sentence. Those, as I say, who are given non-custodial sentences must realise that if they do not comply with the terms of those orders they will end up going to prison.

3. We revoke both orders and we impose the sentence which the Royal Court originally had in mind of 18 months' imprisonment.

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