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Criminal law [2026] EWCA Crim 625

Summerson & Anor

Summerson & Anor [2026] EWCA Crim 625 (19 May 2026)

The Court of Appeal held that the appellants’ affray convictions were safe despite the absence of a separate mens rea direction, because the jury’s findings necessarily implied intention.

  • Affray
  • Conspiracy to commit criminal damage
  • Public order act 1986
  • Jury directions
  • Mens rea
  • Appeal against conviction
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Criminal law [2026] EWCA Crim 559

Ali, R. v

Ali, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 559 (22 April 2026)

The Court of Appeal upheld Junaid Ali’s burglary and theft convictions, rejecting his argument that the trial should have been stopped when he was arrested during deliberations.

  • Trial in absence of defendant
  • Judicial discretion
  • Fair trial
  • Burglary
  • Theft
  • Appeal against conviction
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Criminal law

Kimani Durrell-Smith v R

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against a conviction for wounding with intent arising from a nightclub shootout, holding the judge correctly applied Gnango principles.

  • Joint enterprise
  • Wounding with intent
  • Self-defence
  • Appeal against conviction
  • Joint-enterprise
  • Wounding-with-intent
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Criminal law [2026] EWCA Crim 451

NJT, R. v

NJT, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 451 (27 March 2026)

The Court of Appeal dismissed a conviction appeal, holding the jury directions on sexual gratification under section 11(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 were adequate.

  • Sexual offences
  • Jury directions
  • Appeal against conviction
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Sexual-offences
  • Jury-directions
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Criminal law [2026] EWCA Crim 467

New, R. v

New, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 467 (13 March 2026)

The Court of Appeal refused Steven New’s applications for an extension of time and leave to appeal conviction, finding no arguable unsafe-conviction error.

  • Sexual offences
  • Appeal against conviction
  • Judicial directions
  • Ineffective assistance of counsel
  • Historical abuse cases
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law [2026] EWCA Crim 416

Pottinger, R. v

Pottinger, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 416 (11 March 2026)

The Court of Appeal upheld Marcus Pottinger’s conviction for section 18 wounding with intent, finding the verdict safe on the evidence and jury directions.

  • Joint enterprise
  • Accessory liability
  • Wounding with intent
  • Possession of firearm
  • Gang-related violence
  • Appeal against conviction
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Criminal law [2026] EWCA Crim 340

Mohammed, R. v

Mohammed, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 340 (05 March 2026)

The Court of Appeal upheld Riaz Mohammed’s drug-conspiracy convictions, holding the judge was right to refuse the jury copies of defence speeches and no unfairness arose.

  • Conspiracy to supply controlled drugs
  • Jury directions
  • Fair trial
  • Summing up
  • Appeal against conviction
  • Appeal-against-conviction
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Criminal law [2026] EWCA Crim 342

EGC, R. v

EGC, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 342 (03 March 2026)

The Court of Appeal quashed one conviction for indecent assault because the jury was not properly directed on doli incapax, but upheld a separate sexual assault conviction.

  • Doli incapax
  • Sexual offences
  • Jury directions
  • Appeal against conviction
  • Doli-incapax
  • Jury-directions
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Criminal law [2026] EWCA Crim 327

Saliheen, R. v

Saliheen, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 327 (25 February 2026)

The Court of Appeal refused a renewed application for permission to appeal conviction for distributing indecent images of children, finding no arguable merit in the grounds.

  • Distribution of indecent images
  • Appeal against conviction
  • Protection of children act 1978
  • Appeal-against-conviction
  • Indecent-images
  • Protection-of-children-act-1978
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Criminal law [2026] EWCA Crim 328

Relton, R. v

Relton, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 328 (24 February 2026)

The Court of Appeal refused renewed applications to appeal conviction and sentence, and refused an extension of time, in a stalking and harassment case.

  • Stalking
  • Harassment
  • Appeal against conviction
  • Appeal against sentence
  • Extension of time
  • Guilty plea validity
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