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Portsmouth Crown Court listings, Thursday 15 October 2026

The daily list published by HM Courts and Tribunals Service for Portsmouth Crown Court on Thursday 15 October 2026, with what the HMCTS status board showed through the day and any outcome confirmed by the police. Lists change at short notice and a listing says nothing about guilt.

  • 65 cases listed
  • 14 cases on the court board
  • 4 courtrooms sitting
  • Sentencing hearings: 7
  • Trials: 2
  • Pleas and case management: 1
  • Appeals: 1
  • Other hearings: 1
  • Listed, not yet called: 2

Heard so far today

  • Sentencing hearings (7): Christopher Buxey; Robert Christopher William Wilson (Case Started); Sally Ann Pearson; Peter Leahy (Hearing finished for PETER LEAHY); Shannon Clavering Dodds (Resume); Jack Christopher John Sharpe (Case to be listed on 17-Dec-2026); Joel May (Case Closed)
  • Trials (2): Charles Oliver, Charles Ethan Oliver; William Robert Bennett
  • Pleas and case management (1): David Anthony Holness (Case Started)
  • Appeals (1): (Appellant AHMED ZAFAR SAEED Case Opened)
  • Other hearings (1): Patrick James Brennan (Case Started)
  • Listed, not yet called (2): Bobby Watson; Sophie Holly Matson
DefendantCase numberHearingEvents on the board
Court 1
PATRICK JAMES BRENNAN44PC0212026Further Case Management10:46 Case Started
DAVID ANTHONY HOLNESS47WC2727225For Pre-Trial Review11:03 Case Started
SOPHIE HOLLY MATSON44PC0090625Listed, not called
CHARLES OLIVER
CHARLES ETHAN OLIVER
44PC0176726
47WW0620126
For Trial of Issue12:12 Case Started → 15:38 Resume
WILLIAM ROBERT BENNETT44PC0326226For Trial14:14 Resume
Court 3
ROBERT CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM WILSON44PC1136725For Sentence10:43 Case Started
PETER LEAHYA20260033For Appeal against Sentence11:43 Case Started → 11:59 No Event → 12:18 No Event → 12:33 Bench Retire to consider Judgment → 13:01 Hearing finished for PETER LEAHY
JACK CHRISTOPHER JOHN SHARPEA20260031For Appeal against Conviction and Sentence14:11 Case Started → 14:43 Resume → 14:57 Case to be listed on 17-Dec-2026
44SC0633126For Appeal15:15 Appellant AHMED ZAFAR SAEED Case Opened
JOEL MAYA20260029For Appeal against Sentence16:03 No Event → 16:19 Bench Retire to consider Judgment → 16:43 Hearing finished for JOEL MAY → 17:02 Case Closed
Court 6
BOBBY WATSON44PC0560926Listed, not called
Court 7
CHRISTOPHER BUXEY47WC1608526For Sentence11:55 Resume → 14:13 Resume
SALLY ANN PEARSON44PC0869626Committal for Sentence10:30 Resume
SHANNON CLAVERING DODDS44PC0869926Committal for Sentence11:19 Resume

Daily list

CourtroomTimeDefendantCase numberHearingNotes
Court 1 Mr Recorder R Weekes
Court 110:00WILLIAM BENNETT44PC0326226Trial (Part Heard)Defendant to be produced
Court 110:00CHARLIE JOHNSON
JAKE GRAY
PAUL FISHER
44PC1025723Further Case Management
Court 110:00TOMMY HAYWARD44PC0352826For Review
Court 110:00PATRICK BRENNAN44PC0212026Further Case Management
Court 110:00DAVID HOLNESS47WC2727225For Pre-Trial ReviewDefendant excused, Counsel via CVP
Court 110:00SOPHIE MATSON44PC0090625Further Case ManagementDefendant not required, counsel via CVP
Court 110:00CHARLES OLIVER44PC0176726
47WW0620126
For Trial Of Issue
Court 3 Recorder Cannings
Court 310:00MATTHEW EDNEY44PC0255326For Application
Court 310:00ROBERT WILSON44PC1136725For SentenceDefendant via CVP from HMP pre court 10:30 in court 10:45
Court 311:00MS MUDFORDMr Price; For Appeal against Sentence
Court 311:00JOEL MAY44OY0461325Portm; Cps
Court 311:00PETER LEAHY44OY0456325Soutm; Cps
Court 311:00AHMED SAEED44SC0633126Defendant to be produced; For Appeal against Conviction and Sentence
Court 311:0044PC0913325Sharpe Jack C; Portm; Cps; Defendant to be produced
Court 6 His Honour Judge Melville KC
Court 610:00ABDULLA KHALIDFor MentionSeham; Portsmouth City Council; MOHAMMAD Bestun I; MOHAMMAD Pasharaw I; RE POCA
Court 610:00BOBBY WATSON44PC0560926For Application To Vary Bail ConditionsDefendant not required, counsel via CVP
Court 610:00GARRETT GRAHAM44BB0661619Trial (Part Heard)Nhmpm; Cps
Court 7 His Honour Judge Newton-price KC
Court 710:00TANVIR HOSSAIN44PC0427226For Application To Break FixtureDefendant not required, counsel via CVP
Court 710:00SHANNON DOODS44PC0869926Committal For Sentence
Court 710:00SALLY PEARSON44PC0869626Committal For Sentence
Court 710:00CHRISTOPHER BUXEY47WC1608526For SentenceDefendant to be produced

Hearing types on this page

For Sentence
A hearing at which the judge passes sentence after a guilty plea or conviction. It can be adjourned for reports.
For Trial
The trial itself, before a judge and jury.
For Pre-Trial Review
A check that both sides are ready for the trial date.
Appeal
An appeal from the magistrates' court, heard by a judge sitting with magistrates.
Committal for Sentence
A case sent to the Crown Court by the magistrates because their sentencing powers were not enough.

Source: HMCTS daily list and XHIBIT status board, Open Government Licence v3.0. "Hearing finished" means the hearing ended; it does not state the outcome.