Alfred Underwood

Cases

Criminal Defence

R v FF – Snaresbrook Crown Court – Client charged with possession of a bladed article. Defendant was a cab driver stopped by police while driving a fare. Carrying a craft knife in his bag. Acquitted after successful defence of “good reason”.

R v MM – Guildford Crown Court – Client charged with assaulting an emergency worker outside his partner’s address. Prosecution offered no evidence half-way through their case following a disclosure request made by counsel and defendant was acquitted.

R v AH – Inner London Crown Court – Client charged with ABH. Defence accepted complainant had been assaulted and received serious injuries but maintained that the complainant was falsely and maliciously implicating AH. One other eyewitness identified the defendant as one of the attackers. AH was acquitted by a jury after less than fifteen minutes of deliberation.

R v KS – Basildon Crown Court – Client was convicted after a trial in the Magistrates’ Court of domestic burglary. KS had several previous convictions for theft offences. He was given a suspended sentence of 12 months.

R v CH – Wood Green Crown Court – Client had pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article in a public place. This was his fourth conviction for this offence and a minimum sentence of immediate imprisonment applied. He had a recent conviction for ABH carried out with a knife. CH was given a suspended sentence of 6 months after judge found it would be unjust to impose minimum.

R v S – Guildford Youth Court – 14-year-old client charged with various driving offences. After drafting and serving a legal argument in respect of an improperly obtained confession the CPS discontinued the case.

R v DG – Colchester Magistrates’ Court – Client charged with assaulting his ex-partner on two occasions. Complainant gave evidence. Magistrates found no case to answer on one charge and acquitted DG of the second charge at the end of the defence case.

R v DJS – Colchester Magistrates’ Court – Client charged with handling stolen bicycles. Successful submission of no case to answer made before the District Judge at the close of the prosecution case.

R v MR – Basildon Magistrates’ Court – Client charged with two breaches of a restraining order against ex-wife. Both complainant and her mother gave evidence. Magistrates found MR had no case to answer at end of prosecution case.

R v BG – Southampton Magistrates’ Court – Client charged with assaulting two police officers in execution of their duty. On drafting and service of legal argument the prosecution offered no evidence on day of trial.