Judge refused Hartlepool man's request to 'sentence me now' to save him having to return to court

A judge refused to sentence a Hartlepool man just to suit his convenience.
By Peter Holbert
Published 11th Mar 2020, 13:52 BST
Updated 11th Mar 2020, 19:03 BST
The case was heard at Teesside Crown Court. The case was heard at Teesside Crown Court.
The case was heard at Teesside Crown Court.

Daniel Harrison, 33, asked to be sentenced on the spot at Teesside Crown Court for possessing an offensive weapon when he was caught with a pepper spray.

Harrison, who first pleaded guilty at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 13, said: “Can’t you sentence me now to stop me coming back?”

To which Judge Paul Watson QC told him: “No”.

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Earlier his barrister Samuel Penniah said that Harrison had a significant brain tumour four years ago and he suffers from epilepsy and required another operation.

Mr Penniah asked for an adjournment for a pre-sentence report, which the judge granted.

Harrison, of Wharton Terrace, Hartlepool, was remanded on unconditional bail for sentence on Wednesday, April 8.

When he left court, Harrison was heard to be muttering: “I won’t be back .”