Following a two-week trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court, Rachel Brand KC secured the conviction of a 41-year-old man for the murder of a young mother. The jury deliberated for just under 6 hours. Mohammed Azim, a recovery truck driver from Tipton, was accused of using his vehicle as a weapon to murder his girlfriend […]
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Jamie Scott successfully prosecuted at trial a man accused of stalking the police officers investigating him. Following a ten-day trial at Stafford Crown Court, the defendant was convicted of attempted child sex offences, aggravated stalking and perverting the course of justice. The defendant had been lured into exchanging sexual messages with an undercover officer.
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Andrew Davidson leading Cally Keenan secured the acquittal of a conveyancer who, with others, was accused of a series of stamp duty frauds causing a loss to both the mortgage applicant and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The prosecution alleged that the Defendant was one of three individuals involved in the process of
A delivery driver, from West Bromwich, has been jailed for 29 years following a two-week trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court in which Rachel Brand KC and Naomi Nelson-Cofie prosecuted, whilst Gurdeep Garcha KC and Justin Jarmola defended. The Defendant was convicted of murder after seeking the services of the victim, a sex worker at
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Three men were convicted on 21st May 2026 of offences including possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and possessing Class A controlled drugs with intent to supply, following a 13-day trial before the Crown Court at Wolverhampton. The Prosecution was represented by Graham Russell, leading Mia McNevin. Adam Liaqat and Asad Khan
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A stolen goods trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court was stopped on the 22nd May 2026 after Charlotte Johnson served an application to dismiss the charge. The Crown reviewed its evidence and concluded that there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction. The main grounds of the application to dismiss being; the Crown had
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A 21-year-old man has been acquitted of a firearms offence in connection with a fatal machine gun shooting in Winson Green. The defendant was represented by Curtis Myrie – instructed by M & N solicitors. A dispute occurred between two rival groups at an industrial estate in Birmingham. The prosecution’s case was that the
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Nicholas Berry defended and Jamie Scott prosecuted Jordan Herring in a case that drew national attention following two trials concerning the violent assault of his teenage girlfriend. Prosecutors alleged that Herring subjected the complainant to a pattern of abusive and controlling behaviour before taking her on the run and seeking refuge at his mother’s
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Dafydd Enoch KC and Justin Jarmola’s client acquitted of Wolverhampton shooting Murder. A twenty-one year old man, from Wolverhampton, has been acquitted of murder following an eight-week Trial in the Crown Court at Wolverhampton. The Defendant was represented by Dafydd Enoch KC, leading Justin Jarmola. The Prosecution initially asserted that the Defendant was
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A jury at Birmingham Crown Court failed to reach a verdict in a murder trial in a case where the victim was found with multiple stab wounds in his room in a shared accommodation in Uplands Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. The defendant was represented by Gurdeep Garcha K.C., leading Mohammed Naser, and was instructed by Sadia
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