Teesside Crown Court Sentencing Results

January 2020 1 case

Maurice Holiday

Rape and Indecent Assault *

Sentence

17 years imprisonment

Maurice Holiday, from Darlington, committed crimes against two young girls decades earlier. As a young man, he groomed and had sex with the first girl. He then repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted the second girl amid violence and threats to ensure her silence. He was already a convicted sex offender, having served a three-year sentence in the 1960s for raping another underage girl lured from an amusement park.

Found guilty after trial of three counts of rape and six counts of indecent assault. Placed on the sex offenders register for life. Judge noted no remorse shown and severe psychological harm inflicted on victims. Prior conviction for rape in the 1960s.

1 Jan 2020

January 2018 1 case

Stanley Miller

Tax evasion and money laundering *

Sentence

8 years and 3 months imprisonment

Stanley Miller, 64, evaded nearly six million pounds through tax evasion and money laundering, stealing millions of public money.

Convicted of tax evasion and money laundering having evaded nearly six million pounds.

1 Jan 2018

June 2017 1 case

Darren Pattison

Possession with intent to supply heroin *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Darren Pattison, 38, of Middleton Walk, Stockton, was stopped with his brother Gary in an Audi car that drove through a red light in central Stockton in December 2016. Officers seized half a kilo of heroin worth £25,500, a flick knife, £1,200 in cash, and mobile phones with drug texts. He was a third-strike drug dealer with prior convictions.

Pleaded guilty. Third-strike drug dealer facing minimum of seven years. Drugs have blighted his life for 20 years; he accepts dealing perpetuates harm to others.

16 Jun 2017

March 2016 2 cases

Gordon Blue Smith

Manslaughter *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

On 1 March 2016, in Bankfields, Eston, Gordon Blue Smith, then aged 23 from Whale Hill, joined Christopher Stubbs and Luke Lovell in pursuing Lee Pettite, aged 22, as part of a revenge plan after a prior confrontation. The trio chased Pettite, with Lovell intercepting him before Stubbs shot him fatally in the back around 5pm. Pettite died that evening from the gunshot wound. The judge noted all three were responsible for his death.

Acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter. Enlisted by co-defendants to outnumber the victim.

1 Mar 2016

Luke Lovell

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 25 years

On 1 March 2016, in Bankfields, Eston, Luke Lovell, then aged 22 from Whale Hill, along with Christopher Stubbs and Gordon Blue Smith, pursued Lee Pettite, aged 22, as part of a plan to assault him following a prior altercation. Lovell intercepted Pettite before Stubbs shot him in the back, inflicting a fatal wound to the back and chest around 5pm. Pettite collapsed on Oakley Walk and died that evening from the gunshot wound despite medical efforts. The group had threatened Pettite's mother earlier that day.

Denied murder charge but found guilty by jury. Part of a group that pursued and shot the victim.

1 Mar 2016

January 2016 1 case

Mitchell Ingham

Murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment

Mitchell Ingham was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. While serving his sentence, he engaged in inappropriate communications with a prison officer, calling her 'babe' in texts and using an iPhone to FaceTime her.

Serving sentence at HMP Deerbolt; involved inappropriate contact with prison officer.

1 Jan 2016

April 2001 1 case

Vince Agar

Grievous Bodily Harm *

Sentence

4.5 years imprisonment

In December 2000, Vince Agar attacked his ex-girlfriend, with whom he had been in a relationship for 20 years, while she was kept in his flat. He beat her with an iron bar, glass bottle, hammer, and wrench, cut half her hair off, and burned her with cigarettes and scissors.

Pleaded guilty to the offence. Expressed remorse in court, stating he felt 'absolutely terrible' and had not used drugs since the incident.

20 Apr 2001

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