No case to answer for robbery in company with violence

Alan Phillips was engaged to act for his client who was charged with robbery in company with actual violence as well as entering premises with intent to commit an indictable offence.

He was initially contacted on a Sunday and promptly contacted the relevant watch house that same day. His client was bailed soon after.

His client was the third person to be charged with the offence. Two others had been charged and made admissions to the conduct and implicated his client.

The brief of evidence was disclosed, and police suggested they had sufficient evidence for a conviction. This was based off text messages sent by his client to her friend making admissions, a screenshot from footage, phone data, and interviews by the co-accused.

On reviewing the brief of evidence, Alan Phillips formed a view that there was insufficient evidence to put his client on trial for the charges of enter premises with intent, and two charges of robbery. The matter was listed for a committal hearing with no case submissions.

The matter proceeded before the Richlands Magistrates Court. No case submissions were made and the Magistrate found that a properly instructed jury could not convict Alan Phillips’ client of the charges and struck them out.

Entering premises with intent to commit and indictable offence and robbery are serious charges.

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