Additional notable cases
The firm has been working exceptionally hard as always in order to achieve excellent results for our clients.
Below are additional notable cases which we have added for the year 2022. This is simply a snapshot:
R V CL – READING CROWN COURT-MURDER
Our client was charged with murder, perverting the course of justice and Possession with intent to supply. This relates to an organised attack whereby our client was alleged to have been armed with a knife, vehicle and a team of individuals to assist in the planning of a murder and clear up, thereby ensuring tracking them down afterwards would be difficult.
The central part of the murder was captured on CCTV and the victim can be seen socialising with two friends prior to the attack. Two males, one of which was alleged to be our client, arrive outside the scene in a vehicle, get out and launched an attack towards the group whereby the victim was caught and fatally stabbed.
The Prosecution relied heavily on cell site/phone evidence and extensive CCTV which the Defence spent many months analysing.
R V MK – APRIL 2022 – CROYDON CROWN COURT – ATTEMPTED MURDER X2
We represented a leading UK drill artist on allegations that he shot another musician and their manager whilst they were at their recording studio in Woolwich Dockyard, whilst on license.
The trial lasted five weeks and included a DNA match to our client on a face mask that was allegedly worn by the shooter amongst a number of other ‘key exhibits.’ The defence analysed and criticised the Metropolitan police’s handling of those exhibits. The defence also broke down the continuity of the vehicle that was alleged to have driven away from the scene of the shooting to where it was allegedly decamped from.
Our client was acquitted of attempted murder x2 and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
R V S and Y 2022-CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT- MURDER
Our clients were charged with murder, conspiracy to commit GBH and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
In this historic case, our clients were charged with the murder of their own friend, after it was alleged that the defendants engaged in a shoot-out with the opposition in which both sides agreed to shoot and to be shot at. The Crown relied upon the case of R v Gnango 2012, but the defence argued that the circumstances in Gnango did not reflect the facts in this case.
There was voluminous cell-site evidence that the prosecution relied on to track the movements of each defendant. The defence spent months considering this evidence, as well as instructing our own expert to offer their opinion on the crown’s findings.
The defence left no stone unturned when trying dismantle the prosecution evidence in order to prove our clients’ innocence.
R V E-A 2022- SOUTHWARK CROWN COURT-POSSESSION OF A FIREARM WITH INTENT
Our client was charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and possession of ammunition without a certificate.
Our client was arrested when found near the scene of a firearm exchange. The exchange occurred between three males in a car and one male in a motorbike helmet with red devil horns. Following this exchange, police pursued a male on a motorbike matching the description of the male with a helmet.
Our client made it clear to the police upon his arrest that he had just stepped out of his home and did not know anything about the exchange. The police searched his address and found a helmet with red markings. They arrested the client despite the aforementioned police pursuit.
The police conducted telephone enquiries to investigate whether our client had contacted those arrested with the firearms in the car. At the same time, the defence started working on an application to release the defendant on bail and dismiss the charges against him.
An application to dismiss was lodged on the crown and court. Prior to the oral dismissal application, the crown offered no evidence against our client on all counts.
R V S CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-POSSESSION OF A FIREARM WITH INTENT
Our client was charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of ammunition. Our client was found in public with the firearm and ammunition in his backpack. The Crown stated that this firearm was used in a shooting a few days prior.
The Crown relied upon photos and videos of our client posing with the firearm. The client transferred his case to us from another firm. The previous firm had put forth in his defense case statement that he found the gun in a bush, suspected it was real so kept it. We successfully argued an acquittal by putting forth the defence that the client was forced to hold onto the gun through duress. An excellent result.