My Ex Is Awaiting Sentencing At A Crown Court Can I Get Details Of Her Guilty Plea At The Magistrates Courtship

[Jayp36172]

When will I be able to get information regarding her court case and conviction

[bednobs]

what sort of details do you want of her guilty lea - she plead guilty. Thrre probably are no more details

[EDDIE51]

As said, the charge is read out, and the defendant is asked 'How do you plead?' If they say 'guilty' that is it job done. The defendant will then be taken to the cells under the court to wait for the transport to jail. They will be taken to the sentencing hearing from prison and returned to jail afterwards .
I am not sure if the public can go into sentencing hearings, but if it is allowed you need to find out the court and the date and just turn up to get into the public gallery.
You can phone the court office after the sentence hearing and ask what happened, they do not have to tell you but if it is an ex partner they probably will.

[EDDIE51]

If you can't find out any other way you can look at a publication callled 'The law pages' there is one for every court in the UK
http://www.thelawpages.com/court-hearings-lists/Reading-Crown-Court.php
^That is an example of one for today.Most public libraries have a subscription to 'The law pages' you can't just look at it it is restricted to lawyers and places that pay a fee to use it.

[Peter Pedant]

there should be a separate date for sentencing
usually agreed on the day of the trial ( = guilty plea)

and you have to turn up on the day

all sorts of hurdles are put in the way of public justice ( including lack of interest of other people in the court system who kinda have heard it all before)

this isnt the one who broke the eye socket of her father in law is it?

[Peter Pedant]

I followed two cases where there is absolutely no mention or squeak on the internet. One was a sex case with acquittal in five minutes ( hardly time for the jury to get its a++ses into their seats)

and the other involved a juvenile

[New Judge]

“The defendant will then be taken to the cells under the court to wait for the transport to jail. They will be taken to the sentencing hearing from prison and returned to jail afterwards .”

A trifle presumptive, Eddie. Under the Bail Act 1976 Bail should only be denied if there is evidence to suggest that the defendant might:

(a) Abscond (i.e. not the next hearing)
(b) Interfere with the course of justice (in particular with witnesses) or
(c) Commit further offences.
On occasions when a very serious offence (such as murder) is being considered the court will use the fact that the nature and seriousness of the offence makes a lengthy custodial sentence inevitable and thus considers that the defendant may be likely to abscond. But apart from that bail should be granted.
The fact that a guilty plea has been entered and that the matter is sent to the Crown Court does not on its own provide an exception to the Bail Act. Furthermore, in many cases, especially with “Either-Way” offences (which can be dealt with either in the Magistrates’ Court or the Crown Court) just because the matter is sent to the Crown Court is often no justification to suspect that an immediate custodial sentence is inevitable.

Like most other criminal court hearings, unless the defendant is under 18, sentencing hearings are open to the public.

[EDDIE51]

NJ surely if someone is sentenced to prison by Crown after a guilty plea at Magistrates they will be 'taken down' immediately?
That is how I understand it anyway.

[Jackdaw33]

As I read the post it seems she pleaded guilty at the Magistrates but has been remanded to crown court for sentence. This suggests that the powers of the magistrates were insufficient so a custodial sentence of more than six months looks inevitable.

[EDDIE51]

NJ from the tone of the question i assumed that the 'ex' is being held in custody to await Crown court sentence.
I assumed that because if the 'ex' was on bail the questioner could have just asked her.
I see your point in general though, thanks.

[New Judge]

“NJ surely if someone is sentenced to prison by Crown after a guilty plea at Magistrates they will be 'taken down' immediately?”

Quite so, Eddie, but we’re not at that point:

"My Ex Is Awaiting Sentencing At A Crown Court"

But as you say, we're abit light on information so it's only speculation.

“This suggests that the powers of the magistrates were insufficient so a custodial sentence of more than six months looks inevitable.”

No that ain’t necessarily so, JD. Quite a few defendants are committed to the Crown Court for sentence following a guilty plea at the Magistrates’ Court but do not end up with an immediate custodial sentence. In particular the Crown Court has powers to impose a suspended sentence of up to two years and often does so. Magistrates can only impose a suspended sentence of six months (unless sentencing for two or more “Either Way” offences, where their powers are twelve months.