Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London WC2A 2LL
B e f o r e:
MR JUSTICE OUSELEY
Between:
SIPAVICIUS
Appellant
v
SIAULLAI REGIONAL COURT LITHUANIA
Respondent
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Mr J Atlee (instructed by AC & Co Solicitors) appeared on behalf of the Appellant
Miss K Howarth (instructed by the CPS Extradition Unit) appeared on behalf of the Respondent
J U D G M E N T
MR JUSTICE OUSELEY: Mr Atlee, appearing on behalf of the appellant, has applied to come off the record. He gave notice of this; the solicitors did, recently, very recently. I have refused that application today. Mr Atlee rightly has concluded that there are no arguments that he can properly advance.
The brief fact is that the appellant committed a quite serious assault on 12 September 2010, for which he has been convicted. His suspended sentence of 1 year 6 months was activated because he failed to comply with the conditions of its suspension. He has come to the United Kingdom effectively as a fugitive, knowing he was in breach of the terms of his suspended sentence, since when he has committed a number of offences in this country.
He has no significant private life, certainly none sufficient to outweigh the interests of extradition.
Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed.