Hey hows it going,
This is a great website with alot of helpfull infomation!:thumbsup:

I was just wonderin, i have court soon Which my legal aid said it will be the hearing. which is for "assault with intent to rob", i am curruntly 19 years old, i was drunk at the time and cant remember much what i did. and this is my first only offence iv ever done before, i have no criminal history and have turned up to for bail every week,( i missed one day, but the copper let it go) do you know what the likley outcome will be?:confused: i am pleading guilty to assault but not for "intent to rob" this is my first offence and i was just wonderin what the penelty may be for this
any infomation please that be really great!:D

cheers!!
j.

With no previous criminal history and being 19, you'd probably get a suspended sentence and pay any victims compo if found guilty. The sticking point is the assault. The judge will take a dim view on physical harm, so it depends on the circumstances of the assault.

Cannot give you any information you wanted, sorry, but I wanted to welcome you to PTO. It is a wonderful place full of kind, generous and knowledgeable people who will do their utmost to help and support you when they can.
Good luck with the sentencing...I hope it is as light and fair as possible.

I take it that you are still in magistrates court, or are you waiting on a commital hearing for it to go to district.
My suggestion get your friends, family to write up good charactor references for you when you go in front of the judge, stating that was out of charactor for you at the time. THe catch is, you are pleading guilty for one, without another, so that (in district) is up to a jury to decide. Most likely with an assault charge and first offence, you should get a suspended sentence. Please keep up updated.
Oh, and of couse WELCOME TO PTO ((((HUGS))))

The fact that there is an early plea of guilty will work in your favour. Strange but true. Courts just love early guilty pleas, because it shows there is some remorse for your actions and it avoids expensive jury trials.