Wait for sentencing in Crown Court
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Hi All,
I thought I'd ask others for their experiences in waiting for Crown court. My husband plead guilty to 9 charges - 6 around the images and 3 counts of voyeurism ( he put a camera in our spare bedroom). Apparently Crown court has told Magistrates Court that they are fully booked and to put names in a list and they'll get to them. I was wondering about how long others have waited to get to sentencing in Crown Court. Also what those sentences were. It looks like prison is a real possibility. His solicitor said that he thought some of his other clients would be given a custodial sentence for similar charges but had suspended sentences. Will Crown court insist on a report from probation or can they move forward with sentencing without one?
I'm grateful for any experiences with this.
Thanks,
Hx
I thought I'd ask others for their experiences in waiting for Crown court. My husband plead guilty to 9 charges - 6 around the images and 3 counts of voyeurism ( he put a camera in our spare bedroom). Apparently Crown court has told Magistrates Court that they are fully booked and to put names in a list and they'll get to them. I was wondering about how long others have waited to get to sentencing in Crown Court. Also what those sentences were. It looks like prison is a real possibility. His solicitor said that he thought some of his other clients would be given a custodial sentence for similar charges but had suspended sentences. Will Crown court insist on a report from probation or can they move forward with sentencing without one?
I'm grateful for any experiences with this.
Thanks,
Hx
Its normally about a month between crown court and magistrates. They will usually do a pre sentence report, especially if it is a first time offence, although they can go ahead without one.
My persons wait was about a month between the two. He was given the date for crown court during his magistrates plea hearing. A few days after plea hearing he had zoom call for about 90 minutes for his pre sentence report x
Hi
Thanks for responding. So really there's no real way to know. Apparently Crown Court aren't taking bookings from Magistrates. They're saying to put names on a list. Crown court is Apparently saying that they dint want Magistrates court to order a report from probation and they'll decide when they want a report from probation. I'd love a bit of clarity - just a timeframe. I suppose we all would.
Hx
Thanks for responding. So really there's no real way to know. Apparently Crown Court aren't taking bookings from Magistrates. They're saying to put names on a list. Crown court is Apparently saying that they dint want Magistrates court to order a report from probation and they'll decide when they want a report from probation. I'd love a bit of clarity - just a timeframe. I suppose we all would.
Hx