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Portsmouth Crown Court listings, Wednesday 9 September 2026

The daily list published by HM Courts and Tribunals Service for Portsmouth Crown Court on Wednesday 9 September 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.

  • 41 cases listed
  • 8 cases on the court board
  • 5 courtrooms sitting
  • Sentencing hearings: 1
  • Trials: 5
  • Pleas and case management: 1
  • Listed, not yet called: 1

Court board record

  • Sentencing hearings (1): Owen Ellis (Case Started)
  • Trials (5): David Allen Lee (Resume); Michael Scott Albery; David Yates; Chris Cotton; Kai Dore
  • Pleas and case management (1): Brendon Coker (Case Started)
  • Listed, not yet called (1): Portsmouth Crown Court
DefendantCase numberHearingEvents on the board
Court 1
OWEN ELLISS20260150Committal for Breaches10:17 Hearing finished for OWEN ELLIS → 14:05 Case Started
DAVID YATES44LN0045922For Trial11:22 Resume → 12:15 Prosecution Closing Speech → 12:39 Summing Up → 12:54 Jury retire to consider verdict → 14:30 Jury retire to consider verdict
Court 3
DAVID ALLEN LEE44PC0979823For Trial10:14 Case Started → 12:03 Summing Up → 13:52 ; Defence Closing Speech → 15:15 Summing Up → 16:07 Resume
Court 4
PORTSMOUTH CROWN COURT44PC0142625Listed, not called
CHRIS COTTON44PC0844621For Trial10:42 Case Started → 11:09 Resume → 12:34 Resume → 14:00 Resume
Court 6
BRENDON COKER47WC1104624For Plea09:52 Case Started
KAI DORE44PC0177126For Trial11:09 Resume → 14:13 Resume
Court 7
MICHAEL SCOTT ALBERY44PC0117426For Trial10:01 Case Started → 10:38 Prosecution Closing Speech → 11:35 Resume → 11:48 ; Defence Closing Speech → 12:37 Summing Up → 14:04 Summing Up

Daily list

CourtroomTimeDefendantCase numberHearingNotes
Court 1 Mr Recorder S Levene
Court 110:00PETER NOAKESS20260151
44PC0724622
Committal For BreachesProbation Office
Court 110:00PETER NOAKESS20260152
44PC0091724
Committal For BreachesProbation Office
Court 110:00OWEN ELLISS20260150
47WC2972625
Committal For BreachesProbation Office
Court 110:00DAVID YATES44LN0045922Trial (Part Heard)
Court 3 Mr Recorder Crooknorth
Court 310:00DAVID LEE44PC0979823Trial (Part Heard)
Court 4 His Honour Judge D Sawyer
Court 410:00SCOTT HARRIS44PC1130525For Application
Court 410:00JORDANNE EASTERBROOK47WC2204825For Review
Court 410:00GEMMA SCHNEIDER44PC0142625For Review
Court 410:00CHRIS COTTON44PC0844621Trial (Part Heard)For Plea
Court 6 Mr Recorder Paige
Court 610:00BRANDON COKER47WC1104624
Court 610:00KAI DORE44PC0177126Trial (Part Heard)Defendant to be produced
Court 7 Miss Recorder White
Court 710:00MICHAEL ALBERY44PC0117426Trial (Part Heard)SITTING AT WINCHESTER CROWN COURT
Court 9
Court 910:00ANDREW STONE44PC0525426For Application For BailDefendant excused, Counsel via CVP

Hearing types on this page

For Trial
The trial itself, before a judge and jury.

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.