R v Kalam Bagge & Anor

R v Kalam Bagge & Anor

There was sufficient evidence on which a reasonable jury could find the applicants party to a conditional agreement to use unlawful violence, amounting to secondary liability for murder. The trial judge applied the correct legal test in refusing submissions of no case to answer. The admission of bad character evidence did not prejudice Antwi due to clear jury directions. The refusal to discharge the jury in Antwi's case was within the judge's discretion and did not render the conviction unsafe.

Parties
Applicant: Kalam Bagge; Applicant: Rhys Antwi; Respondent: Crown
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
17 December 2025
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction
Outcome
applications for leave to appeal against conviction refused
Legal Topics
Murder, Secondary Liability, Joint Enterprise, Admissibility of Evidence, Bad Character Evidence, Jury Discharge, No Case to Answer
Criminal Law Murder Secondary Liability Joint Enterprise Admissibility of Evidence Bad Character Evidence Jury Discharge No Case to Answer

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Parties

Kalam Bagge

Applicant

Rhys Antwi

Applicant

Crown

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether there was sufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to find a conditional agreement amounting to secondary liability for murder against the applicants
  2. 2 Whether the trial judge erred in refusing submissions of no case to answer
  3. 3 Whether the admission of bad character evidence relating to a co-accused prejudiced the applicant Antwi

Ratio Decidendi

There was sufficient evidence on which a reasonable jury could find the applicants party to a conditional agreement to use unlawful violence, amounting to secondary liability for murder. The trial judge applied the correct legal test in refusing submissions of no case to answer. The admission of bad character evidence did not prejudice Antwi due to clear jury directions. The refusal to discharge the jury in Antwi's case was within the judge's discretion and did not render the conviction unsafe.

Court Disposition

applications for leave to appeal against conviction refused