It's the weekend and therefore time for a look at the cases that have recently come before Cornwall's magistrates. Everyone who has been charged with an offence, from the least to the most serious, appears initially before the magistrates.
The most serious cases are then sent to the crown court. If a defendant pleads guilty, they could be sentenced straight away or have the matter put back for a pre-sentence report. If they deny the allegations against them, the case will be adjourned for a trial.
The courts are open to anyone and our reporters attend just like any other member of the public. As most people have jobs and cannot spend their time in court, the media has always acted as the eyes and ears of the public to ensure that justice is seen to be done.
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Here's who has been sentenced at the magistrates' court in Bodmin and Truro recently.
Jake Howard
Age: 24
Duke Court, Roche
On January 4, at Duke's Court in Roche assaulted a woman by beating her. On the same day and place without lawful excuse, damaged a vase of value under £500 and some of the bannister rails to the value of £40 belonging to a woman intending to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or damaged.
Community order. Rehabilitation activity - Offender to comply with any instructions of the responsible officer to attend appointments (with the responsible officer or someone else nominated by them), or to participate in any activity as required by the responsible officer up to a maximum of: 30 days.
Lee Walter
Age: 31
Highbury, Bradworthy
On March 1, at Wadebridge assaulted a woman by beating her. On the same day and in the same place damaged a windscreen and windscreen wipers to the value of £535 belonging to a woman intending to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or damaged.
Suspended sentence order: 10 weeks, suspended for 18 months. Alcohol abstinence and monitoring - Number of days to abstain from consuming any alcohol: 120. Rehabilitation activity: 15 days. Compensation: £535.
Laurence Tobin
Age: 37
Cross Close, Newquay
On June 1 at Bodmin drove a car on Helland Road in Bodmin after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in your breath, namely 50 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit.
Community order. Alcohol abstinence and monitoring: 120 days. Rehabilitation activity: 15 days. Disqualification period: 36 months. Fine: £415.
Shay Iles
Age: 18
NFA
On June 24 at Hillside Park in Bodmin assaulted a woman by beating her. The next day and in the same place, without lawful excuse, damaged garden gnomes and garden light to the value of unknown belonging to a woman intending to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or damaged.
Community order. Rehabilitation activity: 25 days. Fine: £120. restraining order not to order an address in Bodmin.
Jemma Thomas
Age: 53
Wallace Road, Bodmin
On October 13, 2023 at Bodmin had with you, without good reason or lawful authority, in a public place, namely Love Lane, an article which had a blade or was sharply pointed, namely a small lockable knife.
On the same day and in the same place, had in your possession 1.012g of diamorphine a controlled drug of class A in contravention of section 5(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
On August 16, 2023 at Bodmin had in your possession 0.4 grams of diamorphine a controlled drug of class A in contravention of section 5(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Suspended sentence order: 12 weeks suspended for two years. Drug rehabilitation for 12 months. Rehabilitation activity: 30 days. Forfeiture and destruction - Property to be forfeited and destroyed: knife, Forfeiture and destruction ordered under: S1(2) Prevention of Crime Act 1953 - weapons.
Michelle Bright
Age: 34
Babbacombe Road, Torquay, Devon
On March 28, you were the registered keeper of vehicle which did not meet the insurance requirements, contrary to Section 144A(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Fine: £220.
Jon Turner
Age: 33
NFA
On November 21, 2023 at Illogan without lawful excuse, damaged a vehicle to the value of unknown belonging to a woman intending to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or damaged.
On January 19, also in llogan without lawful excuse, damaged a vehicle to the value of unknown belonging to the same woman intending to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or damaged.
On the same day and place, used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence would be used against her by any person, or to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence by her whereby that person was likely to believe that such violence would be used, or it was likely that such violence would be provoked.
Fine: £200.
Darren Crabtree
Age: 37
Dudnance Lane, Pool, Redruth
On May 3, at Truro stole a blue woollen zip-up top and a bottle of Vodka, to the value of £59 pounds, belonging to Marks & Spencer. On the same day in Truro without lawful excuse, damaged Fencing to The Carousel at Lemon Quay to the value of unknown value intending to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or damaged.
Also on the same day in Truro without lawful excuse, damaged motorised exit barrier to the value of £1,000 belonging to Cornwall Council intending to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or damaged.
Also, without lawful excuse, damaged a glass fridge door belonging to the Coop in Boscawen Street in Truro intending to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or damaged.
Remanded on conditional bail un August 8 for sentencing.
Michael Cooper
Age: 33
Ley Close, St Austell
On June 7 at St Austell drove a motor vehicle on Ley Close in St Austell after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in your breath namely 92mg of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath exceeded the prescribed limit.
Community order. Alcohol treatment: 6 months. Mental health treatment: 12 days. Disqualification period: 36 months. Fine: £200.
Oliver Eatwell
Age: 33
Malpas, Truro
Breach criminal behaviour order. On July 27 at Tesco in Truro without reasonable excuse, entered Tesco which you were prohibited from doing by a criminal behaviour order made by Cornwall magistrates court on January 26, 2024
Remanded on unconditional bail until August 6.
Peter Williams
Age: 43
Acland Gardens, Newquay
On June 26, at Newquay assaulted a man. On the same day and place stole eight pairs of sunglasses to the value of £200 belonging to Lenzi's Store.
On June 18 at 5 Thomas Road, in Newquay stole a parcel and content £110 belonging to a man On July 12 also in Newquay stole two bottles of cider to the value of £4.80, belonging to the Tesco store.
Community order. Alcohol treatment for six months. Rehabilitation activity: 25 days. Compensation: £312.40.
Harry Buscombe
Age: 19
NFA
On October 17, 2023 at Tedder Road, Penwithick, assaulted two police officer, acting in the exercise of his functions as such a worker, by beating them.
Remanded on unconditional bail until September 12.
Our round-ups are dependent on the results list being sent out by the courts so it is possible some people sentenced may be missing from the weekly round-up.
