This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.
The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule 5.8, as agreed by HMCTS and the Society of Editors and approved by the Lord Chancellor. Not all cases heard will appear on this round-up due to legal restrictions.
This article is published from official information issued by HM Courts and Tribunal Service and is covered by qualified privilege. Please note: names/details of convictions will not be removed from this article on the basis of the convicted individual or their families requesting such action.
Monday 5th September – Friday 9th September 2022
• Thomas Jack Riordan, 26, of Caistor Park Road in London, pleaded guilty to using threatening/abusive/insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of unlawful violence. He was made subject to a 2-year community order with an alcohol abstinence requirement of 120 days. He was also made subject to 20 Thinking Skills days and 20 rehabilitation days. He also pleaded guilty to resisting a constable in the execution of their duty. He was ordered to pay a £95 surcharge.
• Carl Brodie, 43, of St Edmunds Walk, Wootton pleaded guilty to 3 charges of drug driving (Benzolecgonine, cocaine and cannabis), 1 charge of using a vehicle with any of the ply/cord exposed, 1 charge of possession of a Class A drug – cocaine and 1 charge of possession of a Class B drug – cannabis. He was handed an interim driving disqualification but the case was adjourned for sentencing on 30th September.
• Terence King, 36, of The Avenue, Totland Bay, pleaded guilty to drink driving (70). He was banned from driving for 18 months, fined £576 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £230 surcharge.
• Joshua Barnes, 22, of Church View Close, Cowes, pleaded guilty to failing to provide. He was banned from driving for 42 months and made subject to a 12-month community order with 120 hours of unpaid work.
• Dean Richards, 55, of Osborne Heights, East Cowes pleaded guilty to assault by beating. He was fined £537 and ordered to pay £75 compensation with £215 surcharge.
I wish that they’d send naive middle-class judges on “thinking skills” courses. It might open up their minds to the notion that the only thing that career crooks think is that they’ve got away with it yet again!!!!
I was wondering Tim, why don’t you spend 6 or 7 years studying full time to become a barrister and then another minimum of 7 or 8 years working as a barrister and then become a judge and then perhaps you can be in a position to sentence these individuals the way you want to? But then you might be barred from practising because your sentences would be so way out of proportion that you would have to be dismissed.
Why not become a criminal barrister and try to argue for the toughest sentences you can then?
Or perhaps become a police officer and then you can reprimand these criminals. Are you actually doing anything to protect this island? I can assure you most who are don’t have time to write comments on IslandEcho articles lambasting those who are trying to help keep the place safe, and less and less want to do it because of the vitriol they get from people like you.
You complain and complain and criticise the criminal justice system, judges, police etc but what exactly are you doing to help make this island and country a safer place? Besides writing comments on the verdicts every week and being ‘so so shocked and appalled’ and then criticise those who are trying to enforce the law? Why don’t you go to another country where the law is enforced much better or more harshly?
P.S. I hope you are a perfect person and whiter than white, because it’s usually so appalling when a sanctimonious sod ends up doing something they shouldn’t be. Hypocrite maybe?
i take it you have never been a victim of crime
What are you doing to Protect this island again? Are you going to spend 6 years studying to become a barrister and then a further minimum of 7/8 years to become a Judge?
Why not become a criminal barrister so you can argue for the toughest sentences? Are you a police officer? Why not become one?
You complain and complain and criticise the ever decreasing individuals that try to enforce the law and keep this island safe but what exactly are you doing again? Besides writing comments and being so so appalled and shocked by what magistrates and lawyers and police officers are doing?
P.S. I hope that you are a perfect person
How many drugged up or drunk dtivers kill ,.the sentences are no where near harsh enough .The system neads reviewing.