2/7/2020
START DATE
END DATE
4/9/2020
Howard Ascento v Fiona Miller and Howard Ascento v Barry Richards
COURT:
LAW:
JUDGE(S):
CLAIMANT'S LAWYER:
DEFENDANT'S LAWYER:
Supreme Court of Bermuda Appellate Jurisdiction
Domestic Violence
S. Subair Williams J
Ms. Auralee Cassidy KAIROS Philanthropy
Ms. Kentisha Tweed for the Director of Public Prosecutions
FACTS OF THE CASE:
Howard Ascento sentenced for breaching a Domestic Violence Protection Order and uttering threatening words against Nadia Silva the mother of his children
SUMMARY:
Harshness and excessiveness of the sentence previous convictions' relevance in sentencing consecutive or concurrent sentences
OUTCOMES:
Adjusted sentences totaling 17 months imprisonment one year probation
RULED IN FAVOUR OF:
Plaintiff in terms of reduced sentencing
PLAINTIFF/CLAIMANT
DEFENDANT:
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