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Truro Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 330 verdicts at Truro Magistrates' Court (Truro). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Truro Magistrates' Court
December 2025 12 cases
Kalli Hewings Pollard
Theft *
Sentence
Community order with 80 hours unpaid work
Stealing an air fryer worth £69.99 from Farmfoods in St Austell on 28 January and over £99 worth of groceries from the Co-op on Par Green on 16 February and £58 worth of groceries from the Co-op on Par Green on 11 April.
Pleaded guilty. Must pay compensation to the shops.
5 Dec 2025
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Liam Scrivener
Assault *
Sentence
£200 fine
Assaulting a nurse at Treliske Hospital on 3 October.
Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £100 compensation and £85 costs.
5 Dec 2025
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Luke Gill
Stalking *
Sentence
Community order with 200 hours unpaid work
Stalking a woman between October 2024 and July 2025 when he sent her unwanted texts, phone calls, emails and social media messages.
Pleaded guilty. Made subject to a restraining order not to contact his victim, go to an address in Falmouth or post information about her online until 20 November 2027. Has to pay a £114 surcharge and £85 costs.
5 Dec 2025
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Mario Fontes
Drug driving *
Sentence
12 months driving ban
Driving on Carland Cross roundabout on 30 April with 408 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50.
Pleaded guilty. Fined £120, ordered to pay a £48 surcharge and £85 costs.
5 Dec 2025
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Paul Turner
Drug driving *
Sentence
8 week prison sentence suspended for 12 months
Driving on Berries Avenue, Bude on 2 May with 80 micrograms of Ketamine per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 20 and 3.5 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two and driving on Pengover Road, Liskeard on 5 August with 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.
Pleaded guilty. Banned from driving for five years.
5 Dec 2025
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Samantha Rosevear
Environmental offence *
Sentence
£240 fine
Between 9 and 12 March 2024 at Warren Court, Stenalees failing to take all measures available to her to secure that a transfer of her household waste was to a person for authorised transport purposes and, on 30 July 2024, she failed to assist council officers with their investigation.
Pleaded guilty. Has to pay £126.24 compensation, a £96 surcharge and £250 costs.
5 Dec 2025
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David Knight
Theft *
Sentence
£120 fine
Stealing meat worth £35 from Asda Express at Drakewalls on 8 August and meat and cheese on 27 July.
Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £135.76 compensation and £85 costs.
5 Dec 2025
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Bryonie Stephens
Drink driving *
Sentence
20 months driving ban
Driving on Terras An Dowr on 9 November with 75 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.
Pleaded guilty. Fined £120, ordered to pay a £48 surcharge and £85 costs. Ban reduced by 20 weeks if she completes a course.
5 Dec 2025
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Aaron Stephens
Breach of supervision requirements *
Sentence
10 days imprisonment
Failed to attend drug tests which were supervision requirements on his release from prison.
Sent back to prison for failing to attend drug tests which were supervision requirements on his release from prison.
5 Dec 2025
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Benjamin Kinver
Drug driving *
Sentence
12 months driving ban
Driving in Liskeard on 15 July with 23 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood exceeding the limit of ten and 800 micrograms of BZE exceeding the limit of 50.
Pleaded guilty. Fined £120, ordered to pay a £48 surcharge and £85 costs.
5 Dec 2025
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Travis Wood
Drug driving *
Sentence
12 months driving ban
Driving in Saltash on 3 June with six micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.
Pleaded guilty. Fined £200, ordered to pay a £80 surcharge and £85 costs.
5 Dec 2025
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Brian O'sullivan
Failure to comply with sex offender notification requirements *
Sentence
24 weeks suspended for 18 months, 12 days rehabilitation activity, £85 costs, £154 surcharge
On May 8, 2025, at Truro, Brian O'Sullivan, aged 39 from The White Hart Hotel, St Austell, being a relevant offender within the terms of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and subject to a notification order, failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the notification requirements as provided by Part 3 of that Act in that he failed to notify police of any changes to the name and address he had given before three days of the date of any change, including release from prison for future offences, with such information as required by the Act. Contrary to section 91(1)(a) and (2) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
None
3 Dec 2025
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November 2025 19 cases
Jeremy Tucker
Drug driving *
Sentence
12 months driving ban
Driving on New Road, Saltash with 8.2 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.
Pleaded guilty. Fined £120. Ordered to pay £85 costs.
28 Nov 2025
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Ixchelle Rogers
Drug driving *
Sentence
18 months driving ban
Driving on the A390 Southbourne Road, St Austell on 23 June with 24 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood exceeding the limit of ten.
Pleaded guilty. Fined £120. Ordered to pay £48 surcharge and £85 costs.
28 Nov 2025
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Morgan Weir
Driving without due care and attention *
Sentence
£120 fine
Driving without due care and attention, failing to stop for a police officer and driving without a licence or insurance on Kinsman Estate, Bodmin on 28 October.
Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £400 compensation, £144 surcharge and £85 costs. Nine points on licence. Denied driving whilst unfit through drink, charge dismissed.
28 Nov 2025
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Louise Gilburt
Criminal damage *
Sentence
Conditional discharge for 12 months
Damaging a BMW with intent causing £577 worth of damage to it at Kingsley Village Shopping Park in September 2024.
Found guilty. Ordered to pay £636 compensation and £300 costs.
28 Nov 2025
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Mark Gath
Drink driving *
Sentence
15 months driving ban
Driving from the Sunday School to Trevelmond on 20 July with 120 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood exceeding the limit of 80.
Pleaded guilty. Fined £120. Ordered to pay £48 surcharge and £85 costs.
28 Nov 2025
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Valentina Dorobantu
Drug driving *
Sentence
12 months driving ban
Driving in Polzeath on 4 July with 5.9 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two and possessing 12.3g of cannabis.
Pleaded guilty. Fined £400. Ordered to pay £160 surcharge and £85 costs.
28 Nov 2025
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Steve Hendry
Drug driving *
Sentence
30 months driving ban
Driving on the A38 at Landrake on 12 April with 2.4 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two, 124 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50 and using the car without insurance and, on 21 July, driving on Wesley Place, St Austell with 800 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood.
Convicted. Fined £200. Ordered to pay £85 costs.
28 Nov 2025
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Wesley Van Der Westhuizen
Possessing offensive weapon *
Sentence
6 months imprisonment
Possessing a butterfly knife in a private place at an address in Hilgrove Road and possessing a hunting knife in a public place at Bedowan Meadows, Tretherras, Newquay on 23 June.
Pleaded guilty. Magistrates ordered the weapons including a bow be destroyed. Noted as his second offensive weapon offence.
28 Nov 2025
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Roger Duque
Criminal Damage *
Sentence
4 months imprisonment
Roger Duque, 39, of St Thomas Close, caused over £4,000 worth of damage to two cars parked in residential areas. On September 6, 2025, he used a metal tool to scratch several panels including the bonnet, door, and roof of one vehicle. On October 31, 2025, he punctured a tyre and scratched the driver’s side door of another vehicle. The incidents occurred in the early hours of the morning.
Pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal damage. Sentence reduced from 6 months for early plea.
13 Nov 2025
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Ronald Charles
Speeding *
Sentence
6 months driving ban, £207 fine, £83 surcharge, £90 costs
Ronald Charles, 64, of Ranelagh Road, St Austell, sped on Tregolls Road, Truro in September 2024.
Pleaded guilty to speeding.
7 Nov 2025
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Royden Christopher
Speeding *
Sentence
6 months driving ban, £92 fine, £38 surcharge, £90 costs
Royden Christopher, 62, of Trevenna Cross, St Mawgan, sped in a large goods vehicle on the A30 at Truro in July 2024.
Pleaded guilty to speeding.
7 Nov 2025
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Louise Dunstan
Speeding *
Sentence
6 months driving ban, £80 fine, £90 costs
Louise Dunstan, 30, of Goverseth Terrace, Foxhole, sped on the A30 at Tregullon Dip on 10 November 2024 and on the A30 at Cooksland, Bodmin on 3 December 2024.
Pleaded guilty to speeding.
7 Nov 2025
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Louise Miller
Assault *
Sentence
£346 fine, £49 compensation, £138 surcharge, £85 costs
Louise Miller, 28, of Hawkins Road, Newquay, assaulted a woman on Tresawls Road, Truro on 16 March.
Pleaded guilty to assault.
7 Nov 2025
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Janice Sutton
Speeding *
Sentence
6 months driving ban, £123 fine, £49 surcharge, £90 costs
Janice Sutton, 63, of Pedna Carna, Higher Fraddon, sped on the A3058 at Trewoon in October 2024.
Pleaded guilty to speeding.
7 Nov 2025
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Jeremy Brewer
Speeding and no insurance *
Sentence
12 months points disqualification, £200 fine, £80 surcharge, £90 costs
Jeremy Brewer, 60, of Trenant Road, Tywardreath, sped on the A30 at Shallowater on 12 April 2024, sped through Longdowns Village on 20 May 2024 and used a vehicle without insurance or an MOT on Polmear Road, St Austell in December 2023.
Pleaded guilty to speeding and using vehicle without insurance or MOT.
7 Nov 2025
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Eoghan Fowley
Failing to provide information *
Sentence
12 months driving ban, £360 fine, £144 surcharge, £90 costs
Eoghan Fowley, 44, of Clarence Road, St Austell, failed to tell police who was driving a Ford Ranger alleged to have been guilty of an offence.
Case proved for failing to provide information.
7 Nov 2025
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Deborah Davis-Briggs
Driving with excess alcohol *
Sentence
30 months driving ban (reducible by 30 weeks with course), £784 fine, £314 surcharge, £85 costs
Deborah Davis-Briggs, 57, of Lower Lux Street, Liskeard, drove on Sidmouth Road, Honiton on 30 May with 129 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.
Pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol.
7 Nov 2025
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Anya Curtis
Assaulting a police officer *
Sentence
£100 compensation
Anya Curtis, 35, of NFA, Par, assaulted a police officer at Par on 23 October.
Pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer.
7 Nov 2025
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William Woon
Threatening behaviour *
Sentence
28-week custodial period with 12 weeks in prison
William Woon, 50, of St Dominics Close, Bodmin, used threatening behaviour towards a man at Bodmin on 31 July 2024, while on a suspended sentence of 19 weeks for having a knife in Church Lane, Camborne in March 2024 and smashing a window of a property in Furze Hill, Bodmin in July 2024. Also failed to stop his vehicle for police at Tollgate Road, Bodmin on 8 October and drove without a licence and insurance.
Found guilty in absence of using threatening behaviour. Offence committed while on suspended sentence. Pleaded guilty to failing to stop vehicle, driving without licence and insurance. Six points on driving licence.
7 Nov 2025
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October 2025 19 cases
Zackary Wills
Driving without due care and attention *
Sentence
£80 fine, 5 penalty points
Zackary Wills drove a motorbike without due care and attention on the A3059 at Trekenning on 6 September.
Pleaded guilty to driving a motorbike without due care and attention.
31 Oct 2025
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Andrew Greenwood
Outraging public decency *
Sentence
Community order with alcohol treatment, £44.90 compensation, £114 surcharge, £85 costs, £40 fine
Andrew Greenwood outraged public decency by exposing his genitals and urinating in the public seating areas on a train and damaged a coat and a bag at St Davids railway station in Exeter on 29 April.
Pleaded guilty to outraging public decency and criminal damage.
31 Oct 2025
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Abhilash Pathilett
Drink driving *
Sentence
20-month driving ban (reducible by 20 weeks with course), £300 fine, £120 surcharge, £85 costs
Abhilash Pathilett drove on Castle An Dinas on 7 September with 77 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving.
31 Oct 2025
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Emily Buckingham
Drug driving *
Sentence
12-month driving ban, £629 fine, £252 surcharge, £85 costs
Emily Buckingham drove on Henver Road, Newquay on 27 June with 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.
Pleaded guilty to drug driving.
31 Oct 2025
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Finley Rodwell
Altering vehicle registration *
Sentence
£120 fine, £96 surcharge, £85 costs
Finley Rodwell failed to stop for police and altered the registration mark of a vehicle from P448 HRB to R488 HRB on 30 March.
Pleaded guilty to failing to stop for police and altering the registration mark of a vehicle.
31 Oct 2025
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Jeremy Batten
Drink driving *
Sentence
18-month driving ban (reducible by 18 weeks with course), £576 fine, £230 surcharge, £85 costs
Jeremy Batten drove on the A30 at Lifton on 5 October with 61 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving.
31 Oct 2025
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Jason Squires
Breach of suspended sentence *
Sentence
12 weeks imprisonment
Jason Squires breached a suspended sentence of 12 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, by failing to attend appointments and unpaid work. The original conviction was for driving over the legal limit of cocaine in Bugle in January.
Admitted breaching a suspended sentence by failing to attend appointments and unpaid work. Original suspended sentence given in January for driving over the legal limit of cocaine in Bugle.
31 Oct 2025
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John Cain
Drug driving *
Sentence
36-month driving ban, £120 fine, £48 surcharge, £85 costs
John Cain drove on the M5 at Burnham-on-Sea with 754 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50 and drove without insurance.
Pleaded guilty to drug driving and driving without insurance.
31 Oct 2025
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Joshua Firth
Drug driving *
Sentence
12-month driving ban, £220 fine, £88 surcharge, £85 costs
Joshua Firth drove on Edgcumbe Avenue, Newquay on 6 June with 32 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood exceeding the limit of ten.
Pleaded guilty to drug driving.
31 Oct 2025
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Kerry Pearce
Assault *
Sentence
18-month conditional discharge
Kerry Pearce assaulted a police sergeant at Newquay on 21 July.
Pleaded guilty to assaulting a police sergeant.
31 Oct 2025
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Robert Cina
Sexual risk order *
Sentence
Two-year sexual risk order, register with police for 2 years
Robert Cina was made subject to a sexual risk order due to risk of sexual harm.
Made subject to order limiting internet use and contact with children.
31 Oct 2025
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Robert Patterson
Driving without due care and attention *
Sentence
£276 fine, £110 surcharge, £250 costs, 4 penalty points
Robert Patterson drove without due care and attention on Truro Road, St Austell on 6 December.
Changed plea to guilty on charge of driving without due care and attention. Charge of failing to comply with a traffic signal dismissed.
31 Oct 2025
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Nicholas Theobald
Possession of indecent images of children *
Sentence
Community order with 200 hours unpaid work, £114 surcharge, £85 costs
Nicholas Theobald made one category B image and four Category C indecent/pseudo-photographs of a child between April and June 2024.
Pleaded guilty to making one category B image and four Category C indecent/pseudo-photographs of a child. iPhone confiscated, required to register with police for five years, subject to sexual harm prevention order limiting internet use.
31 Oct 2025
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Noah Stevens
Drink driving *
Sentence
15-month driving ban (reducible by 15 weeks with course), £550 fine, £222 surcharge, £135 costs
Noah Stevens drove on Par Moor Road, Par on 12 March with 53 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving.
31 Oct 2025
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Saidahmed-Hamid Ghalem
Trespassing and criminal damage *
Sentence
£1,000 compensation and restraining order until October 2026
On October 18, 2025, 28-year-old Saidahmed-Hamid Ghalem, an asylum seeker from Victoria Dock Road in London, was found squatting in Zach Crompton's holiday home in St Ives, Cornwall, where he had been for about four days. He was discovered cooking in the kitchen and admitted to being homeless. After confrontation, he left the property on Skidden Hill, causing damage to the front window and a rug. On October 21, Crompton spotted Ghalem attempting to re-enter, with additional damage to six window panes. Ghalem was arrested and charged.
Pleaded guilty to trespassing and criminal damage. Has 11 previous convictions for 21 offences between June 2024 and July 2025.
28 Oct 2025
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Robin Stacey
Speeding *
Sentence
6 months driving ban
Robin Stacey, 61, of Springfield Road, Newquay has been banned from driving for six months under the totting procedure after he pleaded guilty to speeding on the A393 in Redruth.
Banned from driving for six months under the totting procedure after he pleaded guilty to speeding on the A393 in Redruth. Fined £166 and ordered to pay a £66 surcharge and £90 costs.
24 Oct 2025
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Scott Monsoon
Harassment *
Sentence
12 weeks imprisonment
Scott Monsoon, 44, of Premier Inn, Bodmin pleaded guilty to harassing a man between 18 May and 15 September by contacting him via messages, voice notes, voicemail and social media posts and attending his address after being told not to.
Pleaded guilty to harassing a man between 18 May and 15 September by contacting him via messages, voice notes, voicemail and social media posts and attending his address after being told not to. Given a 12-week prison sentence because of the persistent and prolonged period of harassment which had a significant impact on his victim and he has similar convictions for like offences. Made subject to a restraining order not to contact his victim, enter ASDA in Bodmin or go to an address in Blisland or post anything on social media relating to his victim until 6 October 2028.
24 Oct 2025
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Scott Penney
Driving without insurance *
Sentence
6 months driving ban
Scott Penney, 24, of Margaret Crescent, Bodmin pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and using a BMW with a faulty tyre.
Pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and using a BMW with a faulty tyre. Fined £276 and ordered to pay £110 surcharge and £90 costs.
24 Oct 2025
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Michael Richards
Breach of suspended sentence *
Sentence
36 weeks imprisonment
Michael Richards, 48, of Treningle View, Bodmin has been sent to prison for 36 weeks after he breached a suspended sentence made for possessing cheese knives at Fore Street, Bodmin on 13 December. He also pleaded guilty to breaching a criminal behaviour order at St Austell on 11 October when he acted in a manner which caused others to fear for their safety.
Sent to prison for 36 weeks after breaching a suspended sentence made for possessing cheese knives at Fore Street, Bodmin on 13 December. Also pleaded guilty to breaching a criminal behaviour order at St Austell on 11 October when he acted in a manner which caused others to fear for their safety. Sent to prison because he was on a suspended sentence and has a community order with two conditional discharges and has a prolific record of offending. Has to pay £85 costs.
24 Oct 2025
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The Courthouse/Tremorvah Wood La, Truro TR1 1HZ, Truro, TR1 1HZ, United Kingdom
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Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 16:30

About Truro Magistrates' Court

Truro Magistrates' Court, located in Truro, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 330 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Truro 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.

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