R v CH – 2018

25 October 2018

Alfred Underwood was instructed in a case where his client had pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article in a public place. This was his fourth conviction for this offence and a minimum sentence of immediate imprisonment applied. He had a recent conviction for ABH carried out with a knife. CH was given a suspended sentence of 6 months after judge found it would be unjust to impose minimum.