Alexandra-Maria Eugenicos

Drug Offences

 R v AI: Kingston CC – represented a client who had pleaded guilty to supplying Class A and Class B drugs. Following a police chase where the defendant drove 50mph above speed limit, weapons were recovered from the car as well as a large quantity of drugs and cash.  The defendant was at risk of the maximum sentence of 7 years, but this was reduced to 2 years 8 months after successful mitigation.

R v DC: Isleworth CC – successfully argued for a suspended sentence in a case involving a Class A drug line with complex issues of suggestibility/vulnerability of the client.

R v AT: Liverpool CC – A case involving the social supply of Class A drugs from one drug user to others. After presenting detailed mitigation and evidence of drug use, he was handed down a suspended sentence allowing him to maintain access to his drug abstinence support network.

R v MN: Ipswich CC – Involving the supply of Class A drugs where the defendant was facing 7 years in prison, received 2 years 9 months after successful mitigation.

R v BW: Secured bail for a client facing trial for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

R v JM: Leicester CC – committed for sentence relating to supply of Class B drugs. An arsenal of weaponry was recovered and there were clear links to an OCG. The court were persuaded to suspend the custodial sentence as there were vulnerabilities that enabled the sentencing judge to take a lenient view.

Road Traffic Offences

R v TF: Persuaded the Bench to impose a financial penalty in a case of failing to provide where the defendant had recent convictions for drink driving. Disqualification imposed was only 9 months where he was at risk of a 3-year driving ban.

R v QD: Warwick CC – successful appeal against sentence resulting in the client’s disqualification quashed.

R v DE: Persuaded Bench not to impose disqualification on a totter despite a recent history of speeding.

Weapons & Serious Violence

R V KM: Shrewsbury CC – successfully argued for a CO in a case involving domestic violence on multiple occasions where there was clear evidence that the defendant had also suffered physical assaults as well as harassment from the complainant.

R v TR: Opposed an application to adjourn trial by the Crown due to witness unavailability

which resulted in the defendant’s acquittal of all charges including ABH with injuries.

R v LJ: Basildon CC – Successfully argued for a suspended sentence order with focused rehabilitative measures in a case where the defendant non-fatally strangled an NHS worker.

R v AO: Persuaded DJ to impose a Community Order in a complex case of ABH involving a residential support unit where the complainant is a vulnerable teenage service user and the defendant, a nurse responsible for her care, with allegations involving biting.

R v ED: Warwick CC – A case involving a knife fight on a bus where the defendant was facing charges of affray and possessing a bladed article. Facing up to 2 years 9 months in custody; following mitigation, the defendant received a Community Order.

R v YG: Isleworth CC – Off-duty soldier who was charged with ABH after an incident in a bar with allegations involving attacking a female member of the public. The court described the offence as ‘nasty’ and the defendant faced an immediate custodial sentence of 2 years 6 months. The court was persuaded to suspend the custodial sentence and allow the defendant to keep his role as a soldier.

R v GS: In a case involving domestic violence, where the defendant had previous convictions for similar matters, persuaded the DJ to impose a Community Order with rehabilitative measures that would deal with underlying causes of offending.

R v AD: Snaresbrook CC – drafted written representations to the Crown in an allegation involving possession of a bladed article where self-defence was raised. The Crown thereafter offered no evidence.

R v EC: Inner London CC – client acquitted of possession of bladed article due to reasonable excuse.

R v WE: Ealing YC – secured a conditional discharge for a youth who threw fireworks into a stadium.

R v RW: St Albans CC – Client acquitted of possession of offensive weapon after trial.

R v VJ: Persuaded the Bench not to impose a mandatory custodial sentence for a second striker in a case of possession of an offensive weapon. Successfully, argued mental health as the exceptional circumstance grounds, the client received a community-based penalty with rehabilitative measures.

R v AA: Client accused of assault acquitted with self-defence advanced at trial.

Financial & Economic Crime

R v AG: Handling stolen goods, the defendant was involved in the sale of scrap metal car shells from stolen vehicles resulting from domestic burglaries causing thousands of pounds worth of loss to the victims. Persuaded the court it was appropriate to suspend the sentence.

R v MK: Inner London CC – successfully argued for a Community Order in a case of fraud with use of a fraudulent article.

R v JS: Cambridge CC – successfully submitted legal argument which led to the Crown offering no evidence on a theft charge and another count of outraging public decency.

R v MH: Snaresbrook CC – successfully argued for a suspended sentence in a case involving a sophisticated large-scale operation of counterfeit good distribution and manufacturing.

R v JK: Persuaded a DJ not to impose a default sentence where the crown was seeking imprisonment in a complex case involving property overseas.

R v LF: St Albans CC – Led Junior where defendant acquitted of complex fraud against conglomerates including his employer.

R v SP: Advanced legal arguments on day of trial regarding the crown’s failures in disclosure, the crown was unable to remedy these shortcomings and offered no evidence.

R v MN: Contested crown’s application to adjourn on day of trial in the youth court which led to the crown offering no evidence.