Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence
- Country
- England & Wales
- Hearing Date
- 3 October 2008
- Court Location
- Bristol Crown Court
- Judge
- Judge Roderick Evans
- Case Number
- T20077623
- Name
- Nathan J Sargent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 24
- Co-Defendant/s
- Yes
- Bail Position
- In Custody
Offence/s
Sentencing Considerations
- Victim Personal Statement
- Yes
- Undertaken in a group
- Yes
- Victim was serving public
- No
- Victim sustained injuries
- Yes
- Similar/relevant previous convictions
- Yes
Sentencing Details
- Total Sentence
- 24 Years - Life
- Parole Eligibility Date (PED)
- 28/9/2032
- Sentenced Upon
- Conviction After Trial
- Distinguishing Features / Details
- Sargent, along with his co-defendants, armed themselves with a gun and a baseball bat and ambushed their victim, Shaun Godfrey, after an argument in the pub. The judge said: "What appears to have been a relatively minor falling out in the toilets of the pub developed quickly into a plan to seek physical revenge...I have no doubt that Sargent was the driving force behind this act and that it was Hodge that recruited him so that the gun could be used and he had access to it." In mitigation for Sargent, Michael Hubbard QC said he had not intended to kill Mr Godfrey, just "disable him" so the others could attack.
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Legal Teams & Authorities
- Barrister
- Michael Joseph Hubbard KC
- Chambers
- Guildhall Chambers
- Barrister
- Ian Derek Pringle KC
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