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Portsmouth Crown Court listings, Wednesday 4 November 2026

The daily list published by HM Courts and Tribunals Service for Portsmouth Crown Court on Wednesday 4 November 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.

  • 39 cases listed
  • 9 cases on the court board
  • 4 courtrooms sitting
  • Sentencing hearings: 1
  • Trials: 4
  • Applications and bail: 1
  • Other hearings: 1
  • Listed, not yet called: 2

Heard so far today

  • Sentencing hearings (1): Martyn Anthony Perry
  • Trials (4): Alexander Scott France; Graeme Donnelly; Rahim Avada; Alistair Quentin Wilcockson
  • Applications and bail (1): Julian David Challis
  • Other hearings (1): Jade Gabrielle Ennis
  • Listed, not yet called (2): Daniel Liston; Portsmouth Crown Court
DefendantCase numberHearingEvents on the board
Court 1
GRAEME DONNELLY44PC0424426For Trial10:58 Case Started
MARTYN ANTHONY PERRY45WV2230426Committal for Sentence12:08 Case Started → 12:59 Resume
Court 3
DANIEL LISTON44PC0044125Listed, not called
ALEXANDER SCOTT FRANCE44LN0262025For Trial10:21 Case Started → 10:48 Prosecution Opening → 13:45 Resume → 14:58 Resume
Court 6
JULIAN DAVID CHALLIS44PC0724326For Application for Dismissal of Charges11:58 Resume
PORTSMOUTH CROWN COURT44PC0142625Listed, not called
ALISTAIR QUENTIN WILCOCKSON44PC0100923For Trial14:18 Case Started
Court 7
RAHIM AVADA47CC2285525
47WW2275925
For Trial14:11 Resume
JADE GABRIELLE ENNIS44PC0907926For Execution of Bench Warrant15:37 Case Started

Daily list

CourtroomTimeDefendantCase numberHearingNotes
Court 1 Mr Recorder R Weekes
Court 110:00MARTIN PERRY45WV2230426Committal For SentenceDefendant to be produced
Court 110:00GRAEME DONNELLY44PC0424426For TrialDefendant to be produced
Court 3 Judge Advocate Atwill
Court 310:00ROBERT HOWES20260177
44PC0286225
Committal For BreachesProbation Office
Court 310:00GEMMA SCHNEIDER44PC0142625For Review
Court 310:00RYAN CALDWELL47WC0034825For Application
Court 310:00DANIEL LISTON44PC0044125For ApplicationCounsel via CVP
Court 310:00JULAIN CHALLIS44PC0724326For Application For Dismissal Of ChargesDefendant to be produced
Court 4 His Honour Judge D Sawyer
Court 410:00ALEXANDER FRANCE44LN0262025Trial (Part Heard)Defendant to be produced
Court 6 His Honour Judge Melville KC
Court 610:00ALISTAIR WILCOCKSON44PC0100923Trial (Part Heard)
Court 7 His Honour Judge Newton-price KC
Court 710:00RAHIM AVADA47CC2285525
47WW2275925
Trial (Part Heard)Defendant 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 Application
A hearing on a specific request, for example to vary bail conditions or exclude evidence.
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.