Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Joseph Cole

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2016-02-12

Convicted armed robber jailed for handbag theft

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Melanie Greally backdated the sentence to when he entered custody on the matter and suspended the balance. At the sentence hearing last year, she noted that it had appeared Cole wanted to put his criminal behaviour behind him and get on with a normal life.

2015-12-16

Convicted armed robber to be sentenced for "nasty" handbag theft

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Cole received a seven year sentence in the United Kingdom for armed robbery in 1994 and was released on licence in 1999 having addressed his drug addiction in custody.; She told him that successfully dealing with his drug addiction had not been an easy feat and adjourned sentencing until February for a probation report.