Recent Cases

• R v. M [Canterbury] 2020

  Smuggling four illegal entrants into the UK

  Sam Willis prosecuted a man caught smuggling four Albanian nationals into the UK, using a sophisticated concealment in the back of his van.

• R v R [Snaresbrook Crown Court] 2020

  Actual Bodily Harm & Two Assaults

  Agreed a basis of plea with the Crown on day one but this was dismissed by the learned Judge. Defendant was acquitted unanimously of all charges.

• R v B [Wood Geen Crown Court] 2019

  s.20 GBH Allegation

  Represented a doorman who faced a s.20 GBH allegation having pushed a customer to the floor and caused them to sufferserious bleed on the brain – hung jury.

• R v. K [Lewes] 2019

  Stalking through Facebook, involving 74,000 pages of computer extracts

  Sam Willis, led by Paul Walker, defended in this five-week trial involving allegations of stalking. The prosecution evidence consisted of 74,000 pages of Facebook extracts and computer downloads. The ability to analyse large quantities of digital evidence was crucial to the defence case - it led to a 40-page defence bundle being placed before the jury to provide context and balance to the 550-page prosecution bundles.

• R v. K [Snaresbrook] 2019

  Cannabis supply

  Sam Willis acted for this defendant accused of supplying cannabis. The case involved careful analysis of evidence served late by the prosecution, including a report by a drugs expert, mobile telephone downloads and forensic drug analysis.
   

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