gbh intent charge

[kellyt75]

my husband glassed someone and is now facing a gbh with intent charge,does this neccesseraily carry a prison sentence?

[pusskin]

sorry, but I hope it does carry one

[bednobs]

yes i am almost sure that if he is found guilty of GBH with intent it will result in a very long prison sentence, as it is one step down from attempted murder

[ll_billym]

http://www.theanswerb...w/Question930989.html

[bednobs]

http://webarchive.nat...person_accessible.pdf
please see page 13 here
(copied from one of chrises links)

[Buenchico]

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