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[News] Mike Amesbury MP - Rocky VIII: Backbench Brawler
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
It was Saturday morning following the punch up on Friday night.
- May 8, 2018
- 10,514
Out of interest is there a set percentage you can get off the overall custodial or suspended sentence if you plead
Guilty upfront?
Assuming if so, itās dependent on the offence category?
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
There is a sliding scale, depending on where in the process you plead guilty. It ranges from one third (pleading guilty at the first opportunity*) to, IIRC, 10% for pleading guilty at the start of the trial. This is for all offences in a Magistrates court. Having said that, it doesn't always equate to "a third off". It can be, for an either-way offence, that not sending to Crown Court for sentencing is the discount ("we'll give you six months inside rather than sent to CC where you'd likely get more than that").
* "At the first opportunity" is why you sometimes see cases reported where, on the initial appearance, the defendant either declines to enter a plea or says "no plea" so that they can benefit from the full discount once they have had full disclosure of the case against them.
- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,166
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- #208
Yes. There is also the reality that upon questioning if the lead detective and the CPS are so inclined they can uplift charges.
For example if a defendant is particularly repugnant or has other allegations.
PascalGroĆ Tips
Well-known member
- Jan 29, 2024
- 548
He should have omitted the word 'for'.
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
This is my MP you're all talking about.
Conspicuous by his absence during the recent election.
He might not be very left wing, but he has developed a very impressive left hook.
Conspicuous by his absence during the recent election.
He might not be very left wing, but he has developed a very impressive left hook.
Tommy has also been caught on film sucker punching someone at an England game. He ran up to someone from behind and hit them. They could share tips.
I think Tommy will be sharing a different type of tip whilst locked up
worthingweird
Well-known member
- Mar 8, 2023
- 349
Has the idiot been charged yet...
worthingweird
Well-known member
- Mar 8, 2023
- 349
And cowardly...
Sorrel
Well-known member
If someone threatened his family, if they'd been running a hate campaign against them, if it had been going on for years. I think there are circumstances where lots of decent people would snap.
Doesn't mean it happened here, of course - I'd just prefer it investigated properly rather than go straight to judgement. Quite possible the MP is unpleasant and had no cause at all - I don't know.
From the guardian.
The two men had been rowing about the temporary closure of Sutton Weaver swing bridge that connects Frodsham with the village of Sutton Weaver and is due for substantial repair works, a witness told the Times.
The bridge was due to be closed for several weeks in January and March, leading to a 20-mile detour for some local people, which Amesbury had previously called āunacceptableā. Though the planned closure is on hold and is scheduled to be moved to the half-term holidays to limit disruption, it remains extremely contentious locally.
A Labour source said the row also involved controversial cuts to the winter fuel payment.
The two men had been rowing about the temporary closure of Sutton Weaver swing bridge that connects Frodsham with the village of Sutton Weaver and is due for substantial repair works, a witness told the Times.
The bridge was due to be closed for several weeks in January and March, leading to a 20-mile detour for some local people, which Amesbury had previously called āunacceptableā. Though the planned closure is on hold and is scheduled to be moved to the half-term holidays to limit disruption, it remains extremely contentious locally.
A Labour source said the row also involved controversial cuts to the winter fuel payment.
- Oct 17, 2008
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- #217
And that led to an MP sucker punching a man in the face, then repeatedly punching him in the head while heās on the ground? Crikey Riley crumbs and Crikey!
With respect your second sentence says it all .
1 less person to moan about the WFA
If the cold doesn't kill you, your local Mp will
Yes, there are such circumstances, but we don't know if any such apply here. It certainly doesn't look good - the punch itself is bad enough, but the continued assault on the man on the ground might be a tad harder to justify; that really, really doesn't look good.