Tommy Robinson latest: Far-right activist to hear appeal on contempt sentence
FAR-RIGHT activist Tommy Robinson is set to find out the result of a legal challenge he launched after being jailed for contempt of court.
Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett and two other leading judges will announce their decision in his case tomorrow at the Court of Appeal.
The judges have been urged to overturn contempt of court findings against Robinson, 35, whose real name is Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon.
At a hearing earlier this month, his QC Jeremy Dein argued that procedural "deficiencies" had given rise to "prejudice".
Mr Dein also submitted that the sentence was "manifestly excessive" and "insufficient" regard had been given to personal mitigation.
Robinson was jailed in May after he filmed people involved in a criminal trial and broadcast the footage on social media.
The footage, lasting around an hour, was watched 250,000 times within hours of being posted on Facebook.
Robinson was given 10 months for contempt of court, which he admitted, and a further three months for breaching a previous suspended sentence.
Robinson was detained outside Leeds Crown Court after using social media to broadcast details of a trial which is subject to blanket reporting restrictions.
Jailing him, Judge Geoffrey Marson told Robinson his actions could cause the trial to be rerun, costing "hundreds and hundreds of thousands of pounds".
The judge said it was a "serious aggravating feature" that he was encouraging others to share it and it had been shared widely.
He added: "Everyone understands the right to freedom of speech but there are responsibilities and obligations.
"I am not sure you appreciate the potential consequence of what you have done. People have to understand that if they breach court orders there will be very real consequences."