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a bloke from the local pub ran up and punched a bloke twice for hitting his wife, then he kicked him to the ground, he had a fractured skull and cuts. he reckons hes going to prison cus hes being charged with s 18, but he says also that he dont remember doing it cus he was drunk n blacked out, and there were no witnesses as his wife ran off crying. do u think he'll get long sentence, hes usually a really placid chap and this is totally out of character
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.If there were no witnesses then how is he being charged? There can't be any evidence. Is it just the two guys words against eachother?
Did the police see? Was there CCTV?
Section 18 is GBH, Im assuming with intent. So he could go to prison for any time the judge seems fit. He has a fractured skull and this is serious!
Don't really know about prison sentences, maybe a year if convicted. But it could be more like 3 or 4, I don't know.
Did the police see? Was there CCTV?
Section 18 is GBH, Im assuming with intent. So he could go to prison for any time the judge seems fit. He has a fractured skull and this is serious!
Don't really know about prison sentences, maybe a year if convicted. But it could be more like 3 or 4, I don't know.
Sumo19 writes ". . . he could go to prison for any time the judge seems fit". That's not strictly true because (unless there are very exceptional circumstances) judges have to sentence in accordance with the guidelines in this document:
http://www.sentencing...inst-the%20person.pdf
See the table on page 13. The sentences there refer to first-time offenders, convicted after a trial. Previous offences (particularly for violence) can push the sentencing range higher. An early guilty plea can see the sentence cut by one third.
So the minimum sentence is likely to be one of 2 years imprisonment (of which 1 year will actually be spent 'inside').
Chris
http://www.sentencing...inst-the%20person.pdf
See the table on page 13. The sentences there refer to first-time offenders, convicted after a trial. Previous offences (particularly for violence) can push the sentencing range higher. An early guilty plea can see the sentence cut by one third.
So the minimum sentence is likely to be one of 2 years imprisonment (of which 1 year will actually be spent 'inside').
Chris