Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence
- Country
- England & Wales
- Hearing Date
- 20 December 2009
- Court Location
- Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey)
- Judge
- Judge Giles Forrester
- Case Number
- T20097109
- Name
- Data Anonymised
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Co-Defendant/s
- No
Offence/s
- Length
- 3 Years
Sentencing Considerations
- Victim Personal Statement
- Yes
- Undertaken in a group
- No
- Victim was serving public
- No
- Victim sustained injuries
- Yes
- Similar/relevant previous convictions
- Yes
Sentencing Details
- Total Sentence
- 3 Years
- Likely Release / Eligibility Date
- 21/6/2011
- Sentenced Upon
- Guilty Plea
- Distinguishing Features / Details
- Harvey threw a remote control at his wife, Gloria Laguna, during an argument, which hit her on the neck and she collapsed and died. Both were unaware that she suffered from a congenital defect to an artery and could have died from a ‘trivial’ blow at any time.
The judge said: ‘To throw a hard object such as a remote control device was irresponsible and dangerous...The combined effect of drink and drugs is likely to have increased the anger you felt towards your wife...Your previous record does you no credit. There is undoubtedly a streak of violence and anger in your personality. There is no doubt you have a problem with your temper...Your crime coupled with the tragic circumstances has to be marked by an immediate custodial sentence. Of course no sentence can restore Gloria Laguna to life.’ - Case Timeline
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Legal Teams & Authorities
- Chambers
- Ely Place Chambers (CLOSED)
- Barrister
- Jonathan Jacob Goldberg KC
- Chambers
- Furnival Chambers
- Barrister
- William Richard Lamont Whittam KC
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