2/17/2016
START DATE
END DATE
4-Mar-16
Fiona M. Miller (Police Sergeant) v. Yan Infante Almanzar Dariel Reyes-Nunez
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Supreme Court of Bermuda
Criminal Law
Ian RC Kawaley CJ
Mr Alan Richards (Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)
Mr Christopher Swan (1st Respondent) Mr Vaughan Caines (2nd Respondent)
FACTS OF THE CASE:
Respondents admitted various offences of dishonesty involving credit cards were conditionally discharged instead of convicted
SUMMARY:
Whether the discretion to discharge instead of convicting under section 69 of the Criminal Code can lawfully be exercised in cases of premeditated dishonesty by young adult offenders
OUTCOMES:
Appeal dismissed magistrates' decision to conditionally discharge the respondents upheld
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Defendant
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