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My idiot fiancé has been caught driving whilst disqualified under the influence bailed pending charges, he was also charged with resisting arrest, then last week he got caught on the Motorway speeding and was given a producer (they didnt PNC him) obviously he has not complied with the producer- can anyone advise me what view the court will take on this, he also recently got arrested for criminal damage falling through a window, can anyone advise as I am worried sick!! I know he's an idiot but really could do with some advice of anyone who has been in a similar predicament. Is he facing custody???
Edited by Pugugly on 05/08/2008 at 18:20
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I'm afraid he probably is. I'm not sure if any of us have managed all these one after the other, but there are some excellent solicitors on here, and I hope one of them will be along soon to give you chapter and verse.
You have my sympathy, although I can't really say that he does!
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This sounds like a lot of seperate problems the magistrates will have to decide on. I would not like to guess on best case but would assume at least a big fine and loss of license. Could be worse.
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So at the moment from what you say offences outstanding:
Drive disqualified (2 counts)
No Insurance (2 counts)
Drunk Driving
Resist Arrest
Criminal Damage
Speeding.
My guess he will be remanded to Court Court for sentence -highly probable custodial.
You wouldn't expect them to just smack his wrist would you?
Oh - speeding - probably left on file.
dvd
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My guess he will be remanded to Crown Court for sentence. >>
dvd,
Are they not all summary offences - triable at magistrates' court only?
Not at work so can't check - where's PU when you need him?
Either way, that little lot could well add up to a short stretch, as you say.
Prison is prison, doesn't really matter who sends you there.
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Is he still your fiance?
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Good question. I don't want to sound unkind or pessimistic to the OP, but unless she is very firmly convinced that her fiance has good reasons for the criminal damage, resisting arrest and thoroughly toeraggy behaviour at the wheel, and was just going through a bad patch for reasons that can be understood - must say I can't imagine what they might be -, she should perhaps reconsider forming a permanent association with him, however charming he may seem. Idiots can be just as nasty and dangerous to be around as genuinely bad people, more so sometimes.
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May have already gone too far Lud. I see the 'fiance' is mentioned, but OP signs herself as 'Worried Spouse'.
Love is blind of course & relationship dynamics seen from the outside can often be bewildering. Purely speculation, but a magistrate seeing the list of offences as above may well feel obliged to offer accommodation at Her Majesty's expense.
If I were the fiance, I would freely admit my offences, show great remorse & plead some mitigation through emotional turmoil, and indicate 'hope' in the presence of a loyal partner & redeeming influence.
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Love is blind of course & relationship dynamics seen from the outside can often be bewildering.
Indeed, and I had also noted the OP's handle and its implications. Nevertheless speaking from long and varied observation and personal experience, I would not rate the probability of a successful and contented long-term outcome very high in this case, on the information given so far.
What sort of thing would you be thinking, and very probably bawling at the top of your voice, if you were Worried Spouse's father?
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May have already gone too far .... 'fiance' is mentioned, but OP signs herself as 'Worried Spouse'.
Maybe all it means is that the OP is using the tendency [yet in infancy] to use a PC form of the meaning which does not distinguish any change in status between spouse and fiance[sic -assuming we have a hetero couple here].
but unless she is very firmly convinced
It could be a "he". Civil partnerships and all that.
Edited by jbif on 05/08/2008 at 16:33
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Edited by Dynamic Dave on 06/08/2008 at 01:17
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Edited by Dynamic Dave on 06/08/2008 at 01:17
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Edited by Dynamic Dave on 06/08/2008 at 01:18
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Several posts snipped. Can we stick to answering the question please, and not judge the OP's fiancé for what he has or hasn't done.
Thank you - DD
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 06/08/2008 at 01:21
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Whose car was he driving?
With no insurance it could be sold at auction or crushed!
Was it yours? If so, you might be in trouble for allowing it to be driven, by an uninsured driver.
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worried spouse, it's true, if at any point the driver in question drove one of your cars, you will get points because you allowed, er, him, to drive. What's that you say? he didn't ask? Then it'll be treated as theft
or that's how i understood it, when I got done for nicking my mum's car in 1980, ha ha
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Sometimes people who do a whole load of things wrong seem to get away with the most trivial punishment.
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