R v Smith
| Jurisdiction | Cayman Islands |
| Judge | (Henderson, J.) |
| Judgment Date | 02 August 2005 |
| Court | Grand Court (Cayman Islands) |
| Date | 02 August 2005 |
(Henderson, J.)
Attorneys: Government Legal Dept.; J. Furniss and Keith Collins & Co. for the defendants.
Criminal Law-attempted murder-sentence
The accused were convicted of attempted murder and of possession of an unlicensed 22-calibre pistol used in the shooting. The victim suffered three bullet wounds, including one to the neck. The attempted murder was a joint enterprise, each accused being equally guilty, morally and legally, and each had a clear and unequivocal intent to kill the victim. There was no provocation, the act was cold-blooded and planned, due to the belief of one of the accused that the victim was stealing cocaine from him. The accused were 17 and 18 at the time of the offence, 18 and 19 at the time of sentencing. One had no criminal record as an adult, the other was on probation at the time of the shooting. Both were immersed in the drug and gun culture of West Bay, and neither had any history of mental illness.
Held: In imposing sentence, regard had to be had to the following principles: deterrence of the offenders and others from similar conduct; protection and safety of the public; and the prospects of rehabilitation of each offender-which at their young ages...
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