Crime

All Areas of Criminal Practice

Practice Details

Cases involving Sexual Assaults
Cases involving Violence
Drugs offences

Professional Associations

Criminal Bar Association
South Yorkshire Medico Legal Society

Case Examples

R v Leon Earl Harvey (8 - 11 May 2006, Sheffield Crown Court)
Allegation of attempted murder and supplying Class A drugs. One identifying witness of the defendant as a dealer in Class A Drugs, circumstantial evidence to prove the defendant as that drug dealer and that he arranged for the witness to be shot following an attempted theft of drugs. The case involved a large amount of mobile telephone evidence which had to be explained to the jury. Only 3 witnesses were required to give live evidence to be distilled into readily understandable admissions.

R v Charles Mortague (1 - 3 February 2006, Sheffield Crown Court)
Defendant charged with exposure under s.66 Sex Offenders Act 2003, having allegedly exposed himself in a window to a 17 years old female who lived across the road.

R v Alan Taylor (5 January 2006, Sheffield Crown Court)
Led by Philip Bingham. Defendant pleaded guilty on day of trial to a number of sexual offences on young boys. Case involved preparation of case summary interview summaries and skeleton arguments relating to bad character applications.

R v Stephen King (1 November 2005, Doncaster Crown Court)
Defendant eventually pleaded guilty to indecent assaults and taking indecent photographs of children. Case involved legal argument as to bad character of the Defendant and his associates.

R v Gavin Money (24 - 25 October 2005, Sheffield Crown Court)
Trial relating to indecency with 2 employees at a bar in Rotherham where the Defendant was a deputy manager. Legal arguments related to recent complaint and to s.41 Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.

Regina v Robert James King (26 September - 5 October 2005, Sheffield Crown Court)
Prosecuting Peter Kelson QC who represented a teacher charged with sexual touching of a number of pupils. Legal argument as to whether the prosecution could be forced to call a child witness on whom they were not relying but who was a “complainant” in the case, her evidence contradicting that of a teacher who saw the alleged sexual touching.

R v G Hulley (4 - 6 October 2005, Sheffield Crown Court )
Attempted rapes alleged against the Defendant by female he knew in her own home.

R v Ernest Graham Coulman (4 - 12 July 2005, Hull Crown Court)
Defendant charged with sexual assault on 3 children. 2 sets of offences were of some age but one was relatively recent.

R v Stuart Hanlon (6 - 9 December and 13 - 17 June 2005, Doncaster Crown Court)
A nurse charged with sexually assaulting a female patient whilst she was in the accident and emergency department. Forensic scientist called to give evidence as to DNA belonging to the complainant being found on the Defendant’s underpants. Retrial required when first jury was undecided.

R v Louise Giles (9 - 27 May 2005, Sheffield Crown Court)
Led by Jeremy Baker QC. Issue of fitness to plead decided under new legislation by the Judge alone. Having been found fit to plead, full trial with the mental state of the Defendant being the issue for the jury to decide. Significant amount of psychiatric evidence with Defendant’s entire medical history rehearsed. Bad character application made in relation to Defendant’s previous conviction for holding psychiatric nurse hostage.

Interests

Inns of Court School of Law 1992 - 1993