WEEKLY round up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. 

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May 5:

BRIAN ZVARIVADZA, 26, of Butely Road, Bedfordshire, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis on October 21 last year in High Wycombe. He was given a community order to complete 160 hours of unpaid work and was disqualified from driving for 36 months. There was also court costs of £500 and a victim surcharge of £114.

LUCAS FERRER-DE-ARRIBA, 18, of Seymour Plain, Marlow, was found guilty of being in charge of a motor vehicle while above the alcohol limit on December 12 last year in High Wycombe. He was found with namely 48 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was given a period of conditional discharge for six months and 10 penalty points were added to his licence. There was also court costs of £620 and a victim surcharge of £26.

May 12

CALLUM CURRY, 32, of Great Western Street, Aylesbury, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Solihull Town Centre on April 4 this year as well as common assault of a duty police officer on the same day. He was given a 16-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months. He must also undergo nine months of alcohol treatment and 19 days of rehabilitation activity.

SULTAN SOUIDI, 40, of Springfield Close, Aylesbury, pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order on May 9 this year in Aylesbury. He was fined £80 as well as £85 in court costs.

WASIM TARIQ, 33, of Bushey Close, High Wycombe, indicated guilty to possession of a kitchen knife in a public place – namely Arundel Road. He was given a 12-week jail sentence suspended for 12 months. There was also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £152.

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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.