Crown Court in a sentence

Prosecutor Sue Gethin pointed out that the three joint charges could only be heard at the Crown court and that the single charge that Harvey faces should also be sent to the crown court because it was linked.

Prosecution barrister Barnaby Jameson QC told the trial judge at Crown Court on Friday that the Crown would be seeking a retrial of all those involved.

He made his first court appearance at Blackburn Magistrates' Court on Monday, March 6, where brief details of the case were heard, including the nature of Miss Wilcock's injuries, before appearing to enter his plea at Preston Crown Court on May 15.

The court heard he was also in breach of a suspended sentence order from Derby Crown Court for an earlier crime, which was not disclosed in court.

The Throston ward independent councillor elected for a trial at the higher court and was told he will next appear at Teesside Crown Court court on February 2 for a preliminary hearing.

Nation appeared at Maidstone Magistrates Court on October 21 and Hughes appeared at the same court on October 25 and both their cases have been sent to the crown court to be dealt with.

At an appearance before the district judge at Hull Magistrates' Court on August 16, Tomlin had denied the offence and elected to have her case dealt with by a jury at Hull Crown Court but, in the event, she later pleaded guilty.

But a judge halted today's sentencing hearing to look into whether one of the four defendants - who has only been dealt with in youth court - should be sentenced in crown court.

But he urged a judge at Manchester Crown Court to take pity on him for his latest incident, telling the court he had been told his mother was ‘about to take her last breath’ and was racing to see her before she died.

Cameron Hughes, 23, appeared before Preston Magistrates Court on July 15 and has been remanded to appear before Preston Crown Court on August 14.

Due to their nature, they could have been dealt with either by the Magistrates' Court or the Crown Court.

Due to the seriousness of the charges Wolverhampton Magistrates Court sent the case to Wolverhampton Crown Court, McLeod, of no fixed abode, will appear for a plea hearing on Thursday, June 22.

Frampton will next appear at Oxford Crown Court on June 15, a court official told the PA news agency after the hearing.

Hallam, previously of Wellingborough, admitted a charge of intentional non-fatal suffocation at a court hearing in January, returning to Northampton Crown Court on Tuesday (June 20) where he was handed a two-and-a-half-year prison term.

Hansford, whose address was given as Kestrel Lane in Bridport, will go on trial at Bournemouth Crown Court on September 25: his next court appearance, for pre-trial preparation, will be on June 12.

Huggins previously appeared at Plymouth Magistrates' Court before his case was transferred to Plymouth Crown Court in early August.

In court, after a jury of seven women and five men came to a unanimous guilty verdict after three hours and 48 minutes of deliberation, following a three-and-a-half week trial at Liverpool Crown Court, his previous crimes were laid bare.

Ms Rumsey told Deputy District Judge Paul Conlon that the matters were not suitable to be sentenced in the Magistrates Court and invited him to send them up for sentence before a Crown Court.

Prosecutors argued for the case to be dealt with at Crown Court - saying the magistrates lacked sufficient authority - and the officers’ defence counsel made no objections but requested dashcam footage to be served prior to their next court appearance.

Sharef, of Ash Court, Dogsthorpe, appeared at Peterborough Crown Court on Thursday, September 7 where he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after previously admitting being concerned in the of cocaine.