Murder Conviction Appealed & Reduced to Manslaughter
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Date posted: 14 Sept 2021
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Case study summary
Our client had been convicted of murder in a first trial having been represented by a different firm of solicitors. The prosecution said that he had knifed the victim. On appeal we accepted less intent and therefore manslaughter. The jury agreed - not guilty of murder.
Case study
Our client came to us having been convicted of murder and sentenced to 27 years in prison. We did of full analysis of every aspect of his trial and brought in a leading QC barrister to advise on appeal. We decided that there were grounds to appeale his murder conviction on the basis that he had not been able to properly put forward his defence that he didn’t intend to kill or cause serious harm. The appeal was successful and a retrial was ordered. In the retrial he was found not guilty of murder and convicted of manslaughter as an alternative. Shortly afterwards he was released from prison.
Joseph Kotrie-Monson
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Joseph advises in serious crime, fraud and regulatory cases nationally and internationally. He is listed in the Chambers and Partners legal directory under Band 1 for Financial Crime and edits the textbook Cyber Crime Law & Practice.
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