Kane Sharpe’s client acquitted of serious firearms offences including possession with intent to endanger life

A bag with a loaded handgun was seen by police officers to be discarded by two men, alleged to be Kane’s client and the co-defendant. Multiple officers gave evidence of identification; CCTV captured both defendants fleeing police officers at the scene.

The case for the defence required delicate handling: both defendants suggested the police officers must have, in fact, seen and chased two other men. Careful scrutiny of CCTV timings and CAD recordings allowed Kane to suggest the police officers had ‘worked backwards’ – fitting their statements to what they had viewed on camera and that the investigation which followed was tainted by confirmation bias.

Kane cross-examined the officers forensically on various inconsistent descriptions between the CAD audio recording and transcript which did not match their statements. The cross-examination revealed various investigative failings, and suggested the true perpetrators perhaps escaped in a different direction, in CCTV blind spots.

After a 7-day trial at Wood Green Crown Court both defendants were unanimously acquitted of all counts on the indictment.

Instructed and expertly assisted by Rob Johnson of SVS solicitors.