Southampton Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 58 verdicts at Southampton Crown Court (Southampton). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

April 2024 3 cases

Robert Hall

Speeding *

Sentence

£400 fine and three penalty points on driving licence

Robert Hall drove an Iveco drop-side lorry on the A31 in Four Marks at 38 miles per hour in a 30mph zone on January 19, 2023.

Pleaded guilty. Must pay £160 victim surcharge and £110 costs, with a total of £670 to be paid in monthly instalments of £180 starting from April 4.

3 Apr 2024

Francis Matthews

Fly-tipping *

Sentence

£2,000 fine, £800 victim surcharge, and £753.67 costs

Francis Matthews, 66, of Sutton Road, Totton, was caught on a covert camera on August 21 dumping a yellow wheel clamp and car number plates in a hedge on Coldharbour Lane near Romsey. He pulled into a layby in his recovery vehicle, removed the clamp using an angle grinder, and discarded it.

Pleaded guilty to fly-tipping. Cllr David Drew commented that this should act as a deterrent to others.

3 Apr 2024

Matthew James Hunt

Fly-tipping *

Sentence

eight months imprisonment

Matthew James Hunt was paid £250 by a Southampton resident to dispose of household items during a home refurbishment. Instead, on October 6, 2023, he dumped the waste, including a bath, cupboard doors, steel pipes, garden waste, and other rubbish, across 300 yards of Springford Road in Southampton using a lorry. This caused the road to be closed for a major cleanup operation by council crews and significantly disrupted residents.

Pleaded guilty to dumping waste without an environmental permit. Has 22 previous offences including domestic violence and assault of a child. Previously received a suspended sentence in 2021 for a similar offence. Expressed remorse in court and stated he is trying to turn his life around.

3 Apr 2024

March 2024 2 cases

Michael Lea

Assault by beating *

Sentence

8 weeks imprisonment

Michael Lea assaulted a member of staff working in the cell area of the court in Basingstoke on November 22. He is a 49-year-old man with no fixed address.

Admitted to the assault. Sentence aggravated by previous convictions. Ordered to pay £200 in compensation and £85 in costs.

19 Mar 2024

Shane White

Keeping an unlicensed vehicle *

Sentence

£220 fine, £103.75 in vehicle excise back duty, and £150 in costs

Shane White was found guilty of keeping an unlicensed vehicle in Dundee Road, London, on September 13, 2023. The vehicle's previous licence had expired on April 22, 2024, with an annual duty rate of £415.

Found guilty in absence. The annual rate of duty was £415.

6 Mar 2024

February 2024 1 case

Eddy Hilden

Theft *

Sentence

Fined £450 and ordered to pay compensation of £164

Eddy Hilden stole sunglasses valued at £164 from John Lewis in Southampton on July 20, 2024. He pleaded guilty at court, and the sentence was imposed considering his plea.

Pleaded guilty. The court noted Hilden's guilty plea when deciding the sentence.

4 Feb 2024

January 2024 1 case

Leo Patrick

Driving with excess alcohol *

Sentence

Fined £80 and disqualified from driving for 12 months

Leo Patrick drove in Braishfield Road on June 13 with 125 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 80 milligrammes. He pleaded guilty at court, and his guilty plea was taken into account along with additional court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £32.

Pleaded guilty. Disqualification reduced to nine months if he completes a course by August 27.

28 Jan 2024

June 2023 1 case

Liam Mccarthy

Harassment *

Sentence

7 months imprisonment

Liam McCarthy, of Copperfield Road, Southampton, sent threatening emails to Caroline Nokes, MP for Romsey and Southampton North, between May 15, 2022, and March 4, 2023, after cancelling a scheduled meeting and accusing her of being 'evil' and a 'liar'. The emails escalated to threats of violence against members of the Department for Work and Pensions. He also left threatening voicemails to Steve Smith, former head of stronger communities at Southampton City Council, between November 14 and 21, 2022, including threats to use a machete and strangle him. McCarthy was arrested in December 2022, breached bail by contacting Nokes in January and March 2023, and his actions caused Nokes to fear for her safety and constantly monitor her surroundings.

Pleaded guilty to harassment charges. Mitigating factors included emotional distress over housing situation. Judge Anthony Callaway commented that people deserve to work without threats of violence and noted the breach of bail conditions.

5 Jun 2023

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Southampton Crown Court, located in Southampton, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 58 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Southampton area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

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