by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Sep 28, 2022 | Crime
When sentencing for offences of assault, the use of a weapon will always be an aggravating feature. The sentencing guideline also refers explicitly to “highly dangerous weapons” and will be treated as a particularly serious feature of the offending. In a...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Sep 28, 2022 | Cases
In a recent case (Spivey [2022] EWCA Crim 997) a Judge was faced with offenders who had just turned 18 years of age. When sentencing, he made the following observation: “I do have in mind the guidelines in relation to sentencing children and young people.”...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Sep 28, 2022 | Information
Custody time limits seek to regulate the maximum period that a person can be held in custody before their trial commencing. Broadly speaking, that period is one of six months. To extend the period beyond six months, the prosecution must have acted with all due...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Sep 28, 2022 | Information
Several offences, such as those involving offensive weapons and blades, have minimum sentencing provisions, resulting in imprisonment for at least six months for many offenders. A question arose as to whether such prison sentences could lawfully be suspended. In the...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Sep 28, 2022 | Court
The trial of former footballer Ryan Giggs ended this week without a verdict. The aim of any trial is for a verdict to be reached on all counts, whether guilty or not guilty. Ideally, a jury will be unanimous in its view. In the Giggs trial, it became apparent that a...
