WEEKLY round up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. 

-

August 14

TONY PEARCE, 53, of Longs Way, Wokingham, was found guilty of drug driving in Taplow on July 28 last year. He was disqualified from driving for three years and fined £180. There were also court costs of £300 and a victim surcharge of £72.

LAURA MCLOUGHLIN, 47, of Cullyn Road, High Wycombe, was found guilty of assault by beating on September 5 last year in High Wycombe. She was given a community order to complete 80 hours of unpaid work and eight days of rehabilitation activity. There were also court costs of £620 and a victim surcharge of £114.

ANDRE GIBSON, 22, of Gayhurst Road, High Wycombe, pleaded guilty to stealing £72.50 worth of alcohol products from Tesco in Newlands Street, High Wycombe on August 15 this year. He also pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods – namely five boxes of old Gel Detergent belonging to Wilko Stores in High Wycombe on August 16 this year. He was fined £200 and was ordered to pay £72.50 in compensation. There were no other orders for costs.

FERN ROBINS, 18, of Lily Bottom Lane, Lacey Green, pleaded guilty to drink driving in High Wycombe on February 17 this year with 68 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. She was disqualified from driving for 18 months, reduced by 18 weeks, and fined £270. There were also court costs of £500 and a victim surcharge of £108.

September 4

JOZSEF CSABAI, 48, of Marlborough Road, Banbury, pleaded guilty to drug driving in High Wycombe on March 8 this year. He was disqualified from driving for 17 months and fined £769. There were also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £308.

-

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.