Stephen Nelson secures acquittals on robbery and knife charge at Woolwich Crown Court
Stephen Nelson successfully defended a man charged with robbery and threatening another with a bladed article following an incident at a residential address.
The prosecution alleged that the defendant had participated with another man in the robbery of a Rolex watch and had separately threatened the complainant with a knife.
The defence challenged the reliability of the prosecution evidence and disputed that the defendant had intentionally assisted or encouraged the alleged robbery. The case also involved the evidence of a complainant who had died before trial, whose account was therefore admitted without the opportunity for cross-examination.
Following trial at Woolwich Crown Court, the jury returned not guilty verdicts on both counts, resulting in the defendant's complete acquittal.
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