Charles
Crinion

R v TB and 7 others, Birmingham Crown Court (6 month trial listed in January 2027) – defending a solicitor accused of transferring criminal property as part of nationwide house sales fraud.

R v HK and 6 others, St Albans Crown Court (trial in July 2026) – defending a youth accused of being part of an attempted murder connected to drug debts.

R v MW, Wolverhampton Crown Court (2025) – defending in an attempted murder and robbery trial, a car was the weapon in the attempt to murder.

R v DM, Wolverhampton Crown Court (2025) – led by Gurdeep Garcha KC, defending an asylum seeker accused of murdering an employee at his hotel. Case reported nationwide.

R v DH and 7 others, Wolverhampton Crown Court (2025) – successfully defended a young man accused of being part of nationwide conspiracy to commit aggravated burglaries against banks and cashpoints. This case was covered by an episode of The Real CSI (April 2024) on the BBC.

R v JS and 3 others, Wolverhampton Crown Court (2025) – defending, led by Amjad Malik KC, a man accused of being the driver in a drive-by shooting murder.

R v JW and 2 others, Wolverhampton Crown Court (2024) – defending, led by Amjad Malik, young man accused of murdering another over a drug debt, JW acquitted of murder, convicted of manslaughter.

R v SL & 6 Others, Nottingham Crown Court (2024) – defending, led by Michelle Heeley KC, 3-month trial, representing a man accused of murdering a gang rival.

R v AL, Reading Crown Court (2023) -defending, represented an IT worker who pleaded guilty to blackmailing his employers, a large medical sciences company, over a large data breach. Favourable basis of plea negotiated keeping the sentence to the minimum.

R v ZS (2022) at Birmingham Crown Court – represented a takeaway driver accused of raping a customer in her home. Acquitted after trial.

R v JD (2022) at Wolverhampton Crown Court – Led junior representing a driver accused of causing the death of a very young baby by driving dangerously. High profile and sensitive case.

R v MJ (2021) at Birmingham Crown Court, successfully prosecuted a fraudster for sending out thousands of fake COVID vaccinations emails and texts.

R v CM (2019) at Stafford Crown Court, successfully represented a garage owner accused of being part of a conspiracy to import a range of illegal drugs from China. Acquitted after a 4 week trial.

R v GF (2018) at Shrewsbury Crown Court, represented a man in his 30’s facing a 20 count indictment alleging rape and attempted rape of his stepdaughter over a 6 year period. Acquitted of all counts after an eight day trial.

R v B & 2 others (2018) at Warwick Crown Court, successfully prosecuted at trial a gang smuggling handguns, ammunition and conversion kits into the UK from America.

Meikle & 4 others (2016) at Wolverhampton Crown Court, successfully prosecuted a gang for selling class A drugs across Birmingham. Substantial sentences imposed. Widely reported in the local media.

R v W & 4 others (3 week trial in October 2015) at Birmingham Crown Court, defending a retired civil servant accused of conspiracy to rob. and masterminding a campaign of robberies against members of a rival motorcycle club as part of “a turf war” in Hereford.

R v Emmanuel Kalejaiye (2014) at Chelmsford Crown Court, defending and led by John Benson KC. K was acquitted of murdering his mother and, instead, convicted of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility. Widely reported in the national press