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GBH Case Few Q's
Hi everyone I'm new here found this place while searching for some help, I've been acused of GBH section 20 I have a clean record, I'm pleading self defence its a clean cut case I'm acused IP sustained a broken Jaw there was one punch thrown by me and the IP confirms this in his statement I have a great witness h has his brother withnesing for him, barristers are telling me I could do jail if I loose the case and now I'm panicing as I thought I stood a good chance Thanks for reading Ross !
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'' I felt threatened ,I knew he was going to attack me, his mannor (manner) suggested I was in harms way, so I made sure he wasn't able to , I struck him once as hard as I could''
Your words ! does not sound like self defence , you have admitted striking the first blow because you thought it looked like he was going to attack you.
If you tell that story in court you are...
Your words ! does not sound like self defence , you have admitted striking the first blow because you thought it looked like he was going to attack you.
If you tell that story in court you are...
23:44 Wed 16th Nov 2011
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Hi it was an argument in a bar I was driving had nothin to drink my friend along with me also had no alcohall as he was driving also got hasseled allot during the night (friend confirms this) man was ignorant and very pushy me and friend leave bar to go home man follows lungs towards me then I struck him once he fell I walked away, IP sustaine broken jaw 2days in hospital, I'm from N.ireland by the way if that matters, tomorrow I face a decision where I can plead guilty or not guilty my heart is saying not guilty as I had no intension harming this person and def did not have any intension in causing the harm that I did, but my head is saying guilty because I never so much been in court before and to face a trail and leave it in the hands of a jury and end up ion prision for doing what is only human nature to protec yourself is daunting , Ross
I struck the IP as I felt threatened, I knew he was going to attack me his mannor sugested I was in harms way so I made sure he wasn't able to I struck him once and as hard as I could could but in my eyes there is no lesser I could do than run and that would of left me vunrable to being attacked whilt me back was to him ! Ross
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Anyways I'm up tomorrow for my plea still not sure yet which way togo, barristers are being less than helpful but ill keep in touch how its goes for anyone else in a simalar posistion, I don't need to lie on here and the one thing I thnk has been misunderstood is the circumstances that led to the assult, I was being hasseled allot and he was being very violent and he made an attempt to attack me "lunged" towards is the term I use then I decided to act physically thanks for your replies talk soon ! Ross
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Ross, i understand you have made your plea already however, i hope you plead guilty! i plead self defence for ABH as i was attacked first, the judge did not believe my case, and was convinced i threw the first punch. she then sentenced me to 6 months in prison! GBH is more serious than ABH.
I wish you all the best
I wish you all the best