The appellant was convicted of dangerous driving and sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment. He appealed against conviction on the ground that the judge failed to direct the jury on the proper approach to take to any rejection of the appellant’s alibi defence. The appellant was said to be identified by…
Due diligence under section 2(3)(a) Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 was satisfied by sending the notice to the address shown on the Police National Computer (which takes its feed from DVSA). An officer was under no obligation to speculatively send details to other addresses that might be associated with the…
Six months’ youth detention was upheld for an offender of previous good character aged 19 years, he had sped off from police driving along the pavement, although no harm or damage was caused. He was also disqualified for 5 years with an extension of 3 months to reflect time in…
The appellant was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for dangerous driving with six months’ consecutive for a Bail Act offence. The driving was said to be relatively short in duration, but the appellant had a bad record of driving offences and had driven deliberately at the police as if to…
The appellant (18 at the time of the offence) was involved in a police chase through residential streets, he was also uninsured and without a driving licence. The driving was prolonged, persistent and a deliberate course of bad driving in a residential area at speeds approaching 80mph on roads limited…