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The Court of Appeal Criminal Division dismissed Marcus Pottinger’s appeal against conviction for section 18 wounding, holding the verdict was safe on the evidence and directions.
The Court of Appeal refused Alice Wood’s renewed applications to appeal conviction and sentence for murder, upholding the trial judge’s rulings on expert evidence, no-case submission, and sentencing.
The Court of Appeal refused leave to challenge Ying Zhang’s conviction for attempted murder, but allowed an amended sentence appeal and reduced the life minimum term.
The magistrates were entitled to convict the appellant of battery because he intentionally applied unlawful force to the victim, knowing she did not consent, and his conduct was not reasonable under the circumstances; no issue of implied consent arose where actual non-consent was established and known to the appellant.
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Marland v Director of Public Prosecutions [2023] EWHC 1046 (Admin) (04 May 2023)
The High Court dismissed an appeal by case stated, holding the magistrates were entitled to convict the appellant of battery on the facts found.
Claydon, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 134 (08 February 2023)
The Court of Appeal upheld Andrew Claydon’s murder conviction, holding the jury directions were correct and any reference to a stamp on the arm went only to intent.
BRM, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 385 (11 March 2022)
The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against a murder conviction, holding that psychiatric evidence about Asperger Syndrome was inadmissible and not relevant on the facts.
Alagbaoso, R v [2021] EWCA Crim 1997 (16 December 2021)
The Court of Appeal upheld Osita Alagbaoso’s murder conviction, holding the judge was entitled not to leave manslaughter to the jury on the evidence.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Diana Cristea’s renewed applications to appeal conviction and sentence for murder and administering a noxious substance.
The Court of Appeal dismissed A’s appeal against a murder conviction, holding that the trial judge correctly excluded proposed bad character evidence and related questioning.
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