Guernsey Judgment 22/2004 - Law Officers of the Crown v Roger Charles Hatwell & Michael Peter Ogier

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Criminal appeals from the Magistrates Court - sentences for driving having consumed excess alcohol - two appeals heard together - whether custodial sentence should be suspended - custody threshold for drink/driving offences - guidelines set - suspension of prison sentences imposed for drink/driving offences should be exceptional - circumstances of each offence, and the appellant's record, considered - both appeals dismissed