Other Serious Offences

 

R v RD & others - Central Criminal Court - September 2021

Conspiracy to supply firearms In 2020 the Metropolitan police service mounted a proactive operation codenamed operation Coronus in order to disrupt the supply of illegal handguns into the hands of those involved in criminal activity. This was following the...

R v S - Kingston Crown Court

Conspiracy to commit robbery offences on cash in transit vans and jewellers. This included an offence in Preston where a London-based group of robbers targeted a jewelers and took over £250,000 worth of items. The defendant had very damaging previous...

R v K - (Old Bailey)

Secured the unanimous acquittal of the defendant on two counts of attempted murder, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, & possession of a firearm. The Prosecution’s case was that the shooting, which was captured on CCTV, was the...

R v P - Court of Appeal

A death by dangerous driving case in which the defendant was originally sentenced to four years and nine months. This was later successfully appealed and became a reported case regarding the need for courts to take into account the effect of a prison...