R v Earl Mowatt & R v Christopher Brown
| Jurisdiction | Jamaica |
| Year | 1990 |
| Date | 1990 |
| Court | Unspecified Court (Jamaica) |
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4 cases
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Raymond Hunter v R
...in determining what weight should be given to the appellant's previous record. On this ground, Miss McBean referred us to R v Earl Mowatt & R v Christopher Brown (1990) 27 JLR 32, a case in which this court emphasised the desirability of harmonising sentences for convictions on similar char......
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R v Gordon (Collin)
...complainant was not life-threatening. She submitted that the sentence of 20 years on each count was excessive and relied on R v Mowatt (1990) 27 JLR 32, R v Brown (1990) 27 JLR 34, R v Delroy Scott (1989) 26 JLR 409 and R v Brown (1990) 27 JLR 321. 7 The sentencing of an offender lies in th......
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Oneil Murray v R
...the highly desirable aim of what Wright JA once referred to as ‘uniformity and proportionality in the system of sentencing’ (in R v Earl Mowatt, R v Christopher Brown (1990) 27 JLR 32, 35 ). 29 The application for leave to appeal against sentence is therefore granted. The hearing of the app......
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Edwards (Byron) v R
...same offence. The principle of uniformity must apply and as stated by Wright, J.A in the case of R v Earl Mowatt; R v Christopher Brown (1990) 27 JLR 32 (CA), the person who receives the higher sentence might be excused if he harbours a sense of grievance engendered by the lack of uniformit......