Jack Grealish punched by a fan

Originally Posted by Hands of Scone

Punishment pecking order:

Absolute discharge (only given where no culpability attached)
Conditional discharge (trivial stuff)
Fine (different bands representing a multiplier of weekly income)
Community order (low, medium, high)
Custody (immediate or suspended)

Defendants are sentenced globally for all offences with the most serious taking precedence. The assault being the most serious it takes it well above the level of a fine.

If he was charged with common assault (which I presume he was) then the maximum sentence is 26 weeks less a statutory third off for early guilty plea. It seems they’ve let him off a little lightly by a couple of weeks. He’ll only do half of the sentence. The ten year banning order is the maximum allowed by law.

The level of the fine is shite tho, innit? The £350 include £100 for Grealish & costs.

10 yrs being the max is stupid too. If he’d have stabbed him up, he still would have only been banned for 10 yrs?

Originally Posted by Fat Al

The level of the fine is shite tho, innit? The £350 include £100 for Grealish & costs.

10 yrs being the max is stupid too. If he’d have stabbed him up, he still would have only been banned for 10 yrs?

There was no fine. The offence was too serious to be dealt with by a fine. It was deemed so serious only custody was appropriate. Can’t really argue with that. See the above sentencing hierarchy. The money he is ordered to pay is a contribution to court costs, a levy known as a victim surcharge, and compensation to the victim.

Yes. Were the words “Maximum allowed by law” not clear enough for you?

Originally Posted by Hands of Scone

Punishment pecking order:

Absolute discharge (only given where no culpability attached)
Conditional discharge (trivial stuff)
Fine (different bands representing a multiplier of weekly income)
Community order (low, medium, high)
Custody (immediate or suspended)

Defendants are sentenced globally for all offences with the most serious taking precedence. The assault being the most serious it takes it well above the level of a fine.

If he was charged with common assault (which I presume he was) then the maximum sentence is 26 weeks less a statutory third off for early guilty plea. It seems they’ve let him off a little lightly by a couple of weeks. He’ll only do half of the sentence. The ten year banning order is the maximum allowed by law.

how often are these maximum terms reviewed and changed? high level ball park it. No parking it for later.

Originally Posted by Lazlo Panaflex

how often are these maximum terms reviewed and changed? high level ball park it. No parking it for later.

Infrequently

Originally Posted by Hands of Scone

Infrequently

I was actually impressed with the substance of your previous post and then you go and spoil it all by saying some thing some stupid like infrequently.

Originally Posted by Lazlo Panaflex

I was actually impressed with the substance of your previous post and then you go and spoil it all by saying some thing some stupid like infrequently.