It's not the sentence that "concerned" me, it was the waste of time and money.

As soon as the guilty plea was made, there was no need for any more rigmarole. Everything was recorded on paper as well as audio/visual so it should have moved straight on to sentencing.

Like I said, there was no need for this mornings play-acting and no need for the judge to adjourn then waffle on for another half hour playing to the gallery.

After the guilty plea, the Judge could just as easily have said that he'd read and watched/listened to the prosecution case, then asked the defence for their mitigation and moved straight on to sentencing:-

"Well Mr Hall, you've pleaded guilty to these 13 offences and after taking in to consideration what's been said by your defence, your guilty plea and mitigating circumstances, several offences have crossed the line for custody and I therefore sentence you to 15 months.............." Finit, end of it!!!!