The appellant was sent for trial under s51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 for two burglaries on the basis he was subject to the minimum sentence provisions. When he appeared at Crown Court it was erroneously assumed that he had pleaded guilty and been committed to the crown…
The defendant applied to appeal against his conviction for murder, the grounds were considered by the single judge who refused leave. He was then advised by his solicitors that if he wished to proceed with an appeal on his own handwritten grounds, he would first have to abandon his current…