Tag Archives: Snaresbrook

A defendant must wait 43 months for a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, prompting the judge to reply “wow” and “oh my gosh” when told the date by his clerk.

“In case you haven’t been informed I’ve had a notice from both the solicitors and in fact from your counsel, they won’t be attending today, no disrespect to you, they are supporting an action by the CBA in their dispute with the government. “The dispute has nothing to do with the court but to doContinue reading “Custody Time Limit Extension approved at Snaresbrook”

Court report: 24/08/2021 at Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in courtroom 4 before His Honour Judge Zeidman QC sitting with two magistrates, Ms C Crampin JP and Ms G Pierre JP. This was an appeal against a 24-month-sentence following the conviction of Mr Ocean Rowe, 18, of Borough at Highbury Magistrates Court in December 2020. TheContinue reading “Machete wielding teen involved in fatal Oxford Circus stabbing loses appeal”

Court Report: 09/12/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I am in Courtroom 14 before His Honour Judge T Greene for the sentencing of Filip Sedlacek, a 29 year old Czech national. The court is told Mr Sedlacek was working as a Papa John’s delivery driver who on three occasions over the period of a month sexuallyContinue reading “Papa John’s employee who filmed himself assaulting lone females jailed for 9 months”

Court Report: 17/11/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I am in Courtroom 4 before His Honour Judge M Zeidman QC (The Honorary Recorder of Redbridge) for a Plea and Trial Preparation Hearing.  The court is told on the 8th June 2019 the defendant was in a car which was subjected to a stop and search byContinue reading “Defendant given June 2022 Trial date”

Court Report: 16/11/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in Courtroom 5 before His Honour Judge O Del Fabbro for hopefully the final part of a case I have been following for some months – ‘HK the iPad stealer’.

Court Report: 12/11/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in Courtroom 4 before His Honour Judge M Zeidman QC (The Honorary Recorder of Redbridge) for a 2pm Sentencing hearing.  Readers may recall a previous blog post regarding HHJ Shanks’ attitude to this defendant and the matters concerned, declaring “I won’t be here and I can’t sayContinue reading “HHJ Zeidman QC: “I’m keeping you as my project””

Court Report: 27/10/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I am before His Honour Judge M Shanks for the 2pm hearing of man due to be sentenced on three counts.  The court is sitting unrobed today and the absence of wigs during a crown court hearing is quite unusual.

Court Report: 27/10/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in Courtroom 5 before His Honour Judge L.J West-Knights QC for the sentencing of man who cannot be named due to reporting restrictions.   The court is told that on October 19th 2019 the victim, who had been married to the defendant for some 15 years, was gettingContinue reading “Man who attacked wife with hammer given 11 Years”

Court Report: 26/10/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in Courtroom 5 before His Honour Judge L.J West-Knights QC for the sentencing of 39-year-old Mr Ilidio Bacai, a Lisbon national born 03/06/1981. He is being sentenced today for three offences he’s pleaded guilty to including robbery, ABH and a failure to surrender at court.

Court Report: 16th October 2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court Following the adjournment of his previous sentencing (which I covered in part 1) I’m back in Court 20 for the sentencing of 19-year-old Mr HK who has been produced before His Honour Judge A Gordon.

Court Report: 15/10/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in Courtroom 9 before Her Honour Judge Canavan for the sentencing of a case subject to reporting restrictions. The judge asks Ms Jaja of Blackfriars Chambers, prosecuting for the crown, why the court cannot find an Enhanced Draft Restraining Order on the courts electronic digital case system. 

Court Report: 21/09/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in Courtroom 8 before Her Honour Judge G Amakye for the sentencing of Mr Richard Yassin, 50, who has pleaded guilty to two drug related matters at the magistrates’ court. These are before the Crown Court for Sentencing today.

I am in Court 5 at Snaresbrook Crown Court before His Honour Judge Saunders for a Plea and Sentence hearing of a 22-year-old Mr Karolis Andriukaitis, of Harrow Road. Mr Andriukaitis has been charged with three offences:Count 1 – Causing Death by Dangerous DrivingCount 2 – Failing to StopCount 3 – Failing to Report anContinue reading ““Pinnacle of the family” killed by dangerous driver, court told”

Court Report: 8th September 2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I am in Court 5 before His Honour Judge M Zeidman QC (The Honorary Recorder of Redbridge) for the 11am sentencing of a 31-year-old Mr Sergio Esposito, (2010 Politics graduate of Queen Mary University).  This is another case where there is one charge of attempted sexualContinue reading “The case of Sergio Esposito and Tobias the Decoy”

Court Report: 08/09/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in Court 11 for the sentencing of a Ms ‘ML’.  It’s a 0945 sitting before His Honour Judge L.J. West-Knights QC. The defendant is a no-show but the court hears this might not be her fault.  The instructing solicitor wrote her a letter after a previous adjournmentContinue reading “One More Chance for ‘ML’”

Court Report: 07/09/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in Court 20 before His Honour Judge A Gordon for a 10am ‘Breach of Order’ hearing involving a Mr ‘KA’. The court hears that he was found to have what was described as a ‘Zombie Knife’ on his person while attending a plumbing course at his localContinue reading “‘KA’ and the Zombie Knife”

Court Report: 07/09/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m before His Honour Judge A Gordon for an unsuccessful 11.30 sentencing hearing of a Mr ‘TA’ in Court 20. The defence submit that Mr ‘TA’ was due to be produced but according to reports from the prison he has “refused to attend”.  Counsel recall anecdotes whereby reasonsContinue reading “Refused to show did he?”

Court Report: 28/08/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m before His Honour Judge M Shanks for the sentencing of a rather difficult case.  A case so difficult even the judge doesn’t want to deal with it. Counsel and the defendant are all due to attend remotely using the Skype for Business platform.  Things are not offContinue reading “Judge: “I won’t be here and I can’t say I’m that disappointed””

Court Report: 20th and 28th August 2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court Two cases of dangerous driving for consideration here and both were heard on different days before different judges.  There is no doubt that each warranted a custodial sentence but the question that the court had to grapple with is whether that sentence should beContinue reading “Suspended Justice”

Court Report: 20th August 2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court Today we have 19-year-old Mr HK who has been produced before His Honour Judge K Inyundo in Court 17 for sentencing.  There are several indictments to be sorted out in this hearing mainly relating to thefts from bags and coats that have been left unguarded inContinue reading “HK the iPad Stealer (Part 1)”

Court Report: 18th August 2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in Court 5 before His Honour Judge M Shanks and there’s a couple of hour-long sentencing hearings lined up. To begin we have Mr ‘LS’ who has pleaded guilty on two indictments: Count 1 occurred at about 6pm on 21/12/2019.  The defendant approached a manContinue reading ““LS” the Street Robber”

Court Report: 10th August 2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in Court 12 before Her Honour Judge C English for the Sentencing of a Mr ‘IO’.  He pleaded guilty to two counts in July 2019 and sentencing was been delayed until today for reports to be carried out.

Court Report: 10th August 2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in Court 17 before Judge Ms Recorder M Loram QC for her second hearing of the day – this time it is the sentencing of “GV” at 10.45. Recorders are part-time circuit judge that are expected to sit for between 3 and 6 weeks perContinue reading “The No-Show of GV”

Court Report: 6th August 2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in Court 17 this morning before His Honour Judge T Greene for the 10.30 sentencing of a Mr ‘DJ’.   While waiting for the hearing to begin my eyes are drawn to an object on the Judges bench that readers who have ever ordered cheap sportsContinue reading “Sorry Mr DJ – “You’re here by mistake””

Court Report: 3rd + 6th August 2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m in Courtroom 9 before Her Honour Judge S Canavan and first up we have a sentencing to witness in the matter of Mr ‘IS’.  The CPS have requested a behavioral order that would prevent the defendant accessing the entirety of the London BoroughsContinue reading “Hapless Hearings in Court 9”

Court Report: 6th August 2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m before His Honour Judge P Southern in Court 5 for the 11am Sentencing of Mr ‘ZD’. At first glance this seems like it’s going to be fairly straightforward.  The case has already been opened and fully mitigated and all parties agree it’s a category 2BContinue reading “Delayed Justice: R v ZD”

Court Report: 3rd August 2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court It is 10am and I’m before His Honour Judge P Southern in Court 5 and the sentencing hearing of a man with the initials ‘RE’ is about to begin – I’ll explain why he’s not being named at the end. The case before me is oneContinue reading “The case of ‘RE’ and Dolly the Decoy”

Court report: 28/07/2020 @ Snaresbrook Crown Court I’m at the Sentencing of a Mr Preda Eugen in Courtroom 5 before His Honour Judge P Southern. Readers may recall the issue I had accessing the case of Mr ‘DP’ as the court could only accommodate a maximum of one public observer. Whilst waiting for the courtContinue reading “The Farce of Mr Preda Eugen”