Cannock Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 3 verdicts at Cannock Magistrates' Court (Cannock). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

October 2025 1 case

Shawn Doolan

29 Oct 2025

Theft *

Sentence

33 weeks imprisonment

Shawn Doolan stole items worth £534 from three shops and two victims in Stoke-on-Trent between March 22 and September 12, 2025. He ignored a ban on entering Home Bargains at Etruria, entering the shop three times on September 11 and 12.

Pleaded guilty to five counts of theft from a shop, three counts of breaching a criminal behaviour order (CBO), two counts of theft from a person and one charge of criminal damage to property valued under £5,000.

stokesentinel.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

September 2025 1 case

Janice Pope

17 Sep 2025

Failing to comply with abatement notices *

Sentence

Fined nearly £3,500

Janice Pope, a landlord from Kingswear, Dartmouth, ignored abatement notices served by Stafford Borough Council regarding her unsafe rental property. The tenant had complained about damp and mould, a defective boiler, inadequate ventilation, a blocked drain, and loose paving slabs. Following an investigation, the council ordered improvements, but Pope failed to comply and blamed the tenant for the disrepair. The property was deemed unsafe, leading to the re-homing of the tenant, a mother and her two teenage daughters.

Found guilty in her absence on eight offences of failing to comply with abatement notices. The council plans to apply for her to be added to the rogue landlord database.

landlordzone.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

Date Not Specified 1 case

Alan Belfield

Date not specified

Animal neglect *

Sentence

12 month community order, £250 fine and £1000 costs

Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards animal health officers visited the holding used by Belfield at Wetley Rocks in September 2020, finding three sheep in poor bodily condition, one suffering from flystrike, others with abnormal udders including one with a black cable tie fastened around it. Other sheep showed signs of lameness despite prior warning in 2019. Belfield failed to report sheep movements from a local livestock market or keep an annual inventory.

Pleaded guilty to 18 charges of animal neglect and failing to correctly dispose of the carcases of animals that had died. Changed farming practices. No disqualification order given but warned of severe consequences if reoffending.

moorlandsradio.co.uk

Source last checked 28 Aug 2026

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The Court House, Wolverhampton Road, Cannock WS11 1AT, Cannock, WS11 1AT, United Kingdom

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About Cannock Magistrates' Court

Cannock Magistrates' Court, located in Cannock, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 3 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Cannock area and surrounding communities. Magistrates' Courts handle the majority of criminal cases in England and Wales, with cases heard by a bench of magistrates or a district judge.

The court can be found at The Court House, Wolverhampton Road, Cannock WS11 1AT, WS11 1AT.

Accessibility provisions at this court include wheelchair accessible entrance and wheelchair accessible parking.

For enquiries about cases heard at this court, you can contact the court by telephone on +441785223144.

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