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gbh intent charge
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my husband glassed someone and is now facing a gbh with intent charge,does this neccesseraily carry a prison sentence?
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please see page 13 here
(copied from one of chrises links)
please see page 13 here
(copied from one of chrises links)
Others have already referred to my previous posts. However the sentencing guidelines have been recently updated.
The use of a glass as a weapon probably pushes the offence up from 'Category 3' into 'Category 2'. That means that (for a first-time offender, convicted after a trial) the court must (other than in extremely exceptional circumstances) pass a sentence of between 5 and 9 years custody.
However, if your husband pleads guilty at the earliest opportunity, the sentence could be reduced by one third. So the sentence passed would then be between 3 years 4 months and 6 years.
The time actually spent 'inside' is normally half of the nominal sentence, so it's likely that your husband will actually be 'banged up' for between 1 year 8 months and 3 years. (A four year sentence, meaning two years 'inside' is the best guess I can give, based upon the limited information available).
Here's the actual document which the judge must refer to when considering sentence:
http://sentencingcoun...ine_-_Crown_Court.pdf
Chris
The use of a glass as a weapon probably pushes the offence up from 'Category 3' into 'Category 2'. That means that (for a first-time offender, convicted after a trial) the court must (other than in extremely exceptional circumstances) pass a sentence of between 5 and 9 years custody.
However, if your husband pleads guilty at the earliest opportunity, the sentence could be reduced by one third. So the sentence passed would then be between 3 years 4 months and 6 years.
The time actually spent 'inside' is normally half of the nominal sentence, so it's likely that your husband will actually be 'banged up' for between 1 year 8 months and 3 years. (A four year sentence, meaning two years 'inside' is the best guess I can give, based upon the limited information available).
Here's the actual document which the judge must refer to when considering sentence:
http://sentencingcoun...ine_-_Crown_Court.pdf
Chris
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