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Both Defendants pleaded guilty weeks before trial to a dwelling burglary of a Victorian Mansion. They meticulously scoped out the building, out-buildings, and grounds over several weeks, utilising a drone to provide aerial photographs. Having gathered the intelligence, the Defendants repeatedly broke into the Mansion over a period of days and stole thousands of pounds worth of items.
Irrespective of having found the offending to be in the highest category of harm and culpability and both Defendant’s antecedents, the Judge was persuaded to suspend both custodial sentences, following substantive mitigation being presented.
Ben was instructed by Keith Goacher at Boots Starke Goacher Solicitors.
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Ben Hargreaves explores the inherent challenges in the admissibility of sexual history in sex cases. Section 41 of the Youth…
Silas Lee, pupil barrister, reviews the statutory regime on witness anonymity. Anonymous witness orders are most commonly sought by the…
An analysis of the law on fitness to plead and stand trial in the magistrates’ courts: Silas Lee reviews the…
