Practice Groups
Robbery and Theft
Examples of recent cases
R v S: Piers Walter prosecuted a 6-day knife-point robbery trial. The defendant had lured the two victims to an isolated address under the pretence of buying trainers worth over £1000 by using a Snapchat account with false details. An accomplice then produced a knife which was later found at the defendant’s property. The victims in this case gave evidence about how they thought they were about to die, with one suffering from PTSD
R v W and Others Jonathan Mole (Defence) Conspiracy to steal involving a staged cash-in-transit robbery. Significant cell-site and DNA expert evidence. 4 week trial at Maidstone CC. A security van was stopped and ‘robbed’ with significant monies taken. The driver was tasered in the incident. Enquiries suggested that it was an ‘inside job’ and the driver was one of the defendants. W was alleged to have assisted the conspiracy by the disposal of the car used by the ‘robbers’. The case involved significant cell site analysis evidence and also DNA evidence – with experts in those fields being called by the Prosecution and defence.
R v SL & JB (Kingston Upon Thames Crown Court): Louis Maskell prosecuted a trial lasting seven-days, in which both defendants were charged with a knife-point robbery of a taxi-driver in the early hours of the morning, and one was further charged with threatening another with a bladed article. The jury returned unanimous verdicts of guilty to all counts on the indictment.
R v O Surinder Singh Gohlan instructed for the defence in a 13 count indictment case, for a combination of Burglary, Theft and Fraud. The number of indictment counts were considerably reduced after successful negotiations with the Crown and O pleaded guilty to the remaining counts.
R v W [Southwark Crown Court] Charles Austin-Groome prosecuted a four-day robbery trial involving multiple witnesses. The jury returned a guilty verdict.
R v C (St. Albans) – Sam Lubner prosecuted a 9-count fraud and theft indictment. The defendant entered a gym on three separate occasions providing false information so he could steal credit cards and then use them to withdraw money.
