James Preece

R v L – Defended in a 9-count robbery trial. Successful oral application to adduce the complainant’s antecedent record under s100(1)(b) CJA 2003 to counter a misleading statement; acquitted.

R v F – Prosecuted assault of an emergency worker trial involving a Defence challenge to the legality of the officers’ actions; convicted.

R v S – Defended in a possession with intent to supply class A trial with an issue of intent to supply. Cross examined the drugs expert; acquitted.

R v C – Defended vulnerable defendant in a sexual assault by penetration trial; hung jury.

R v H – Prosecuted a 2-defednant robbery case in a hearing about an alleged abuse of process (by reason of delay). Application to stay (as an abuse) was successfully opposed; case resolved by acceptable G pleas being entered.

R v C – Defended in a s28 pre-recorded cross examination of an elderly complainant in a violent dwelling burglary case.

R v C – Defended in a s18 GBH with intent trial. Acquitted of s18 GBH with intent and convicted of the lesser offence of s20 GBH without intent.

R v S – Defended in a trial involving a charge of ill treatment by a care worker of a person without capacity. Successful submission of no case to answer.

R v O – Appeared in the Court of Appeal to defend in an appeal against sentence on a conveying a prohibited article (drugs) into prison charge. Appeal allowed (on ground of totality); sentence reduced; case reported.

R v M – Led defence junior for the first defendant in a trial involving a very lengthy indictment of historic sexual abuse.

R v B – Defended in a fraud case. Drafted application to exclude the hearsay evidence from the complainant; prosecution offered no evidence.