15-04-2008 |
York Crown Court |
Recorder James Hill, QC |
MC |
Male |
30 Years |
Dishonest representation for gain [4 counts] Dishonestly obtaining property by deception [8 counts] |
Custodial immediate Custodial immediate |
Prosecutor: Alan Mitcheson
Defending: Damien Morrison
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
14-04-2008 |
Harrow Crown Court |
Not Recorded |
RM |
Female |
35 Years |
Dishonestly making a false representation, failure to declare income/household circumstances to obtain benefits |
Custodial immediate |
She admitted falsely claiming £70,000 in benefits - included housing benefit payments of £46,622, council tax benefits of £3,379 and £21,320 in income support. She had inherited a second home whic...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
11-04-2008 |
Mold Crown Court |
Recorder Rhys Rowlands |
HS |
Male |
27 Years |
Money Laundering [7 counts] |
Custodial suspended |
£21,000 international internet scam.
Matthew Paul, defending
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Not Recorded |
Matthew Robert Gowen |
11-04-2008 |
Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) |
Judge Stephen Kramer |
Mark King-Bromley |
Male |
17 Years |
Murder |
Custodial immediate |
He had repeatedly stabbed and battered his ex-girlfriend with a brick to death in north London
"This was a terrible and brutal outburst of violence using a weapon you had deliberately taken with y...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
11-04-2008 |
Liverpool Crown Court |
Recorder of Liverpool Henry Globe QC |
Jamie Smith |
Male |
13 Years |
Murder |
Custodial immediate |
It was "a sustained attack on a helpless man". He will serve 13 years before he is eligible for parole, the judge said he posed a very high risk of re-offending and was a high danger to the public.
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Not Recorded |
David Alexander Allan |
11-04-2008 |
Plymouth Crown Court |
Judge Francis Gilbert QC |
X |
Male |
14 Years |
Rape of a child under 13 [2 counts] |
Custodial immediate |
"You said that she was willing, she says that is not true and you restrained her. The only real mitigation is that you were only 13 at the time. You knew what you did was wrong when you did it."
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
11-04-2008 |
Bristol Crown Court |
Judge Michael Harrington |
DW |
Male |
58 Years |
Dishonestly making a false representation, failure to declare income/household circumstances to obtain benefits [42 counts] |
Custodial immediate |
He and Nancy Stevenson had claimed more than £85,000 in tax credits for 16 non-existent children.
Judge Michael Harrington took five other dishonesty offences into consideration in sentencing and ...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
11-04-2008 |
Bristol Crown Court |
Judge Michael Harrington |
NS |
Female |
59 Years |
Dishonestly making a false representation, failure to declare income/household circumstances to obtain benefits |
Non-custodial |
Admitted one charge of tax credit fraud
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
10-04-2008 |
Leicester Crown Court |
Judge Simon Hammond |
TB |
Male |
67 Years |
Making a statement known to be materially false or misleading or recklessly making a statement which is materially false or misleading [4 counts] Perjury |
Custodial suspended Custodial suspended |
'Electronics expert ' who lied in court about his qualifications.
He had appeared as a witness for the defence of Brian Stevens, the Soham murders detective cleared of child pornography offences. i...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
10-04-2008 |
Mold Crown Court |
Mr Recorder Rhys Rowlands |
MW |
Male |
53 Years |
Theft - Dishonestly appropriating property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it |
Custodial immediate |
"Right thinking people would consider those who target the elderly and the vulnerable in society as beneath contempt."
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
10-04-2008 |
Isleworth Crown Court |
Judge Hezlett Colgan |
BH |
Male |
28 Years |
Being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of the prohibition on the importation of goods |
Custodial immediate |
"This was a large and valuable quantity of cocaine, and in my view this was a well-planned enterprise in which each of you played a part."
Particulars of Offence: Glen Ford Clark, Bimal Puri, Jose...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
10-04-2008 |
Isleworth Crown Court |
Judge Hezlett Colgan |
BP |
Male |
50 Years |
Being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of the prohibition on the importation of goods |
Custodial immediate |
One of the organisers.
"This was a large and valuable quantity of cocaine, and in my view this was a well-planned enterprise in which each of you played a part."
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
10-04-2008 |
Isleworth Crown Court |
Judge Hezlett Colgan |
JP |
Male |
49 Years |
Being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of the prohibition on the importation of goods |
Custodial immediate |
He was an "important Spanish-speaking linkman between this country and central America".
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
10-04-2008 |
Isleworth Crown Court |
Judge Hezlett Colgan |
GC |
Male |
49 Years |
Being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of the prohibition on the importation of goods |
Custodial immediate |
"This was a large and valuable quantity of cocaine, and in my view this was a well-planned enterprise in which each of you played a part."
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
10-04-2008 |
Liverpool Crown Court |
Judge Henry Globe QC |
GS |
Male |
22 Years |
Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, harassment, alarm or distress or fear or provocation of violence |
Custodial immediate |
He shouted racist abuse at a Walkabout (bar) bouncer for 10 minutes after being asked to leave as the bar was closing.
Prosecuting: Ian Davies
Defending: Ben Morris
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
10-04-2008 |
Plymouth Crown Court |
Judge Francis Gilbert QC |
GT |
Male |
32 Years |
Unlawfully and maliciously wounding or causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent |
Custodial immediate |
"You put bricks under her knee and ankle and she drank a bottle of Pernod to dull the pain and, as she lay face down, you jumped on her and broke it... Whether or not she consented or suggested the sc...
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Not Recorded |
Devon Chambers |
10-04-2008 |
Swindon Crown Court |
Judge Douglas Field |
MA |
Male |
27 Years |
Having possession of a controlled substance with intent to supply [3 counts] |
Custodial immediate |
508-gram block of cocaine with a street value of £20,000 and a 420-gram block worth £18,000 was found in his home.
"These are very, very serious offences and I have to take into account the amo...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
09-04-2008 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Crown Court |
Judge David Hodson |
David Bradley |
Male |
41 Years |
Manslaughter due to diminished responsibility [4 counts] |
Custodial immediate |
Bradley killed four members of his family with a silenced pistol.
Psychiatrists agreed that although Bradley was mentally ill, under the law he could not be sent to a psychiatric hospital indefinit...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
09-04-2008 |
Worcester Crown Court |
Not Recorded |
PH |
Male |
39 Years |
Perverting the course of justice - Committing an act intending to pervert the course of justice |
Custodial immediate |
He altered his number plate and added stickers to change the look of his car to avoid a speeding fine.
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
09-04-2008 |
Chelmsford Crown Court |
Judge Christopher Ball QC |
Darren Benstead |
Male |
30 Years |
Murder |
Custodial immediate |
"A frightful weapon, a hunting knife, was taken to the scene to sort out a petty dispute."
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
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