Solomon & Ors, R v
No merit in any grounds; evidence was properly admitted, directions were adequate, no bias or unfairness, and convictions are safe.
- Parties
- Respondent: Regina; Appellant: Nathaniel Solomon; Appellant: Christopher Gabriel; Appellant: Nathan Deacon; Appellant: Al Daniels
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 23 March 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Renewed Applications for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence
- Outcome
- Applications for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence refused; convictions and sentences upheld.
- Legal Topics
- Murder, Perverting the Course of Justice, Firearms Offences, Cell Site Evidence, DNA Evidence, Judicial Bias, Severance, Bad Character Evidence, Summing Up, Hearsay, PII Applications
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Parties
Regina
Respondent
Nathaniel Solomon
Appellant
Christopher Gabriel
Appellant
Nathan Deacon
Appellant
Al Daniels
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Renewed Applications for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the trial judge exhibited bias or should have recused himself
- 2 Whether submissions of no case to answer should have succeeded
- 3 Admissibility and reliability of DNA and cell site evidence
Ratio Decidendi
No merit in any grounds; evidence was properly admitted, directions were adequate, no bias or unfairness, and convictions are safe.
Court Disposition
Applications for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence refused; convictions and sentences upheld.
Orders
- 28 days spent on remand not to be deducted from loss of liberty imposed.
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