Jersey Unreported Judgments

[2006]JRC024

ROYAL COURT

(Samedi Division)

10^th February 2006

Before     :

F. C. Hamon, Esq., OBE, Commissioner, and Jurats Tibbo and Allo.

The Attorney General

-v-

Michelle Bernice Ahier

Sentencing by the Inferior Number of the Royal Court, following a breach of probation.

S. Sharpe, Crown Advocate.

Advocate R. Tremoceiro for Ahier.

JUDGMENT

THE Commissioner:

1.        You were given a chance last time, you know that, and what the Deputy Bailiff said to you, "This really is your last chance.  You were given a chance in April, we are giving you a chance today."  That was at the last hearing.  "We hope very much that you will succeed.  We really want you to succeed, but if you do not and you come back here, you will go to prison."  That's what he said. 

2.        We know you don't like prison, and normally what would happen in these circumstances, because you are in breach, you would go to prison for the original sentence, which was a serious offence, for 15 months. 

3.        You are making efforts; we understand that, we understand that you are, at the moment, drug free.  We have analysed, as carefully as we can, all the alternatives.  You have to go to prison, but we're not going to send you to prison for the long period that you deserve.  You are going to go to prison for 3 months.  Now in that 3 months you have got to take control of the situation, you have got to listen to Mr Gafoor, you have got to take whatever is given to you, and we hope that the Church will be able to help you during this time and we hope that when you come out, you will go to Wales and attend this course, because you have very serious problems.  We don't want you to go on probation for a third time, because we don't think you will comply with it because you stop complying with things as soon as your mood changes.  I know the circumstances are different; but you will have to stick it out for 3 months.  During those 3 months efforts will be made on your behalf to try and help you because we want you to succeed.

Authorities

AG v Ahier [2005] JRC 134.