His client had been approached at a petrol station and agreed to assist a man whom she did not know who was due to be sentenced for possession with intent to supply drugs. She sent a photograph and an email to the court falsely representing herself to be his pregnant girlfriend, in an attempt to reduce the sentence he would receive.
Following mitigation on behalf of his client, she was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment, suspended. In passing sentence, the judge specifically cited R v Petherick when considering the impact of immediate custody upon a pregnant defendant and the proper approach to sentence in those circumstances.
The two co-defendants received immediate custodial sentences of eight months and ten months respectively.
Elliott was instructed by Hines Solicitors.
