WEEKLY round up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. 

April 24-28:

LUKE CASTLE, 35, of Culverton Court, Princes Risborough, indicated guilty to touching a female in a sexual manner while she was asleep in full view of witnesses on July 12 last year in Aylesbury. He was given a community order and must provide samples for six months and complete 48 days of rehabilitation activity. There was also a victim surcharge of £114 and court costs of £85.

MARIE BROWN, 60, of Cheney Way, Aylesbury, indicated guilty to causing harassment, alarm or distress by using threatening, abusive or insulting words on July 16 last year in Aylesbury and the offence was racially aggravated. She was fined £180 as well as court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £48.

JOHN WARD, 87, of New Road, High Wycombe, pleaded guilty to drink driving in High Wycombe on April 10 this year with namely 54 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined £169. There was also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £67.

JAMES RICHARDSON, 63, of Creswick Meadow, Aylesbury, pleaded guilty to drink driving on April 11 last year in Princes Risborough with namely 111 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was given a community order of 160 hours of unpaid work and must complete 120 days with alcohol. He was also disqualified from driving for 24 months, reduced by 24 weeks for a course. He was also made subject to electronic monitoring. There was also a court cost of £85 and a victim surcharge of £114.

TONIYO BAYLESS, of Station Close, High Wycombe, indicated guilty to stealing £60 trainers from another person on December 11 last year. He was ordered to pay £60 in compensation and a fine of £80. There was no other order for costs.

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It is established in the UK that court cases should be heard in public. This principle of open justice is acclaimed on a number of grounds: as a safeguard against judicial error and as a deterrent to perjury, to assist the deterrent function of trials and to permit the revelation of matters of public interest. Costs include victim surcharge and courts charges.