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Tom acted on behalf of Mr J at Oxford Magistrates Court. Mr J was charged with drink driving. The level of reading in breath was 118. Current Magistrates Court Sentencing Guidelines would indicate that Mr J could have expected to have received a period of disqualification of up to 3 years and a community based penalty. Upon hearing the significant personal mitigation afforded to the defendant, the Court only imposed a period of disqualification of 20 months, which would be reduced to 15 months if the drink drivers’ rehabilitation course was completed successfully. No community based penalty was imposed, which was an excellent result for Mr J in the circumstances.