section 18 wounding with intent?

[mic1237]

hi i am recently on bail for section 18 wounding with intent, i was at collage and i was getting threatend so the next day i brung a few mates down so none of his mates joined in, we was talkin for about 5min then i punched him n then we went bk to lessons, i found out later on he had a broken jaw in 2 places, im on bail for section 18 wounding with intent, i have been in court before for a motoring offence when was 16, i am nearly 17 now, can any one tell mi what i am looking at???

[Buenchico]

'Section 18' is an extremely serious charge. It's only one step below 'attempted murder' and carries the same maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

Judges are given sentencing guidelines which state the the lowest level of 'Section 18' offences should be sentenced with a 'starting point' of 4 years imprisonment. The judge then has to consider the relevant factors involved in the case, but the final sentence should be in the range of 3 to 5 years.

However, when there's an element of premeditation (such as paying the guy a visit accompanied by a few of your mates), the starting point goes up to 5 years, with the sentencing range being 4 to 6 years.

Those sentencing guidelines apply to adult first-time offenders, who're convicted after a trial. An early guilty plea can result in a reduction of the sentence by up to a third.

While it's hard to be precise, I'd guess that, in view of your youth, the court would consider passing a sentence of around 2 to 3 years youth custody. However, with a good barrister, there's still a reasonable chance that you might avoid being 'sent down'. (In which case you'd be looking at something like 200 hours of unpaid work, plus a fine).

Chris

[Tizzi247]

Well said Raggy Roman, I thought "collage" was for learning, not fighting.

[CheekyChops]

If he broke someones jaw on College premises then the chances are that he will have been excluded and won't have a place anymore anyway.

Sounds like a right little charmer...

[Lil-del-drop]

the charges could change to a not so serious offence yet, dnt panik 2 much till u no wots defo gna happen n ignore these lot they sed i was goin dwn 2 n i havent

[daffy654]

Argggghhhhh.More illegible text type.Can you people not use plain English? Even numerous spelling mistakes would be better than lazy text type!!!"

[chelle7272]

Well said daffy!!

[Lil-del-drop]

this int an english exam it dunt mata wot its spelt lke as long as the person wantin advice can understand it

[jackthehat]

Yes , but it makes more sense for the people who are being asked to be able to understand it !

[zzxxee]

depends on crown or magistrates court on length of sentance

[B00]

In all fairness lil-del-drop I think you'll find most people here on AB will struggle to decipher what you're trying to say.

Please, in the name of courtesy, type in a text that the majority of us will understand. Afterall, it's pointless you typing it if we don't get it isn't it?

[Lil-del-drop]

well i cant see anythin which isnt understandable can u?

[daffy654]

You don't know that he can understand it though do you? I had to read both your posts several times before I could decipher them.

[B00]

It's understandable providing we say almost out loud and slowly.

I and a few others are requesting, politely, that you use proper english when typing out your answers.

Thank you.

[Lil-del-drop]

he's 16 of corse he's going to understand it, and i was saying politely that i think its understandable sorry if it didnt sound very polite :)

[B00]

No, not saying that you weren't polite at all :-)

Just saying that though the OP might understand you, the rest of us couldn't, and as this is AnswerBank, the emphasis on bank bit here, these questions and answers are 'stored' for want of a better word. Wouldn't it be nice if anyone else suffering the same fate as mic here could read your reply and understand it too in the future?

Thanks for dropping the text lingo though- makes it so much easier ;-)

[helpmetoo]

is this type of �nob the very sort that introducing a license to breed would eradicate?

[DLawson]

Have a look at thelawpages.com and see what others have received for GBH. From what you've said, although the injuries are serious, this is a school fight scenario and if you find a good solicitor (who instructs a good barrister) your mitigation can suggest a different disposal other then custody.