Results, not promises
Case results
Outcomes actually obtained, in summary form with identifying details removed. They illustrate the work; they are not a prediction for your case.
Published case results
Eleven years reduced to five and a half
Before
11 years of imprisonment
After
5 years 6 months
How
Errors in the classification of the offence. Cassation complaint built on the legal positions of the Supreme Court.
Case terminated, rehabilitation
Before
Conviction
After
Case terminated, right to rehabilitation recognised
How
Established that the elements of the offence were absent.
Verdict quashed, fresh hearing
Before
Conviction
After
Verdict quashed, case remitted for a fresh hearing
How
Breaches in the assessment of evidence and of witness testimony.
Prison replaced with corrective labour
Before
8 years in a strict-regime correctional colony
After
Unserved part replaced with corrective labour
How
Grounds established for replacing the unserved part of the sentence.
Reclassified, sentence reduced
Before
Immediate custodial sentence
After
Conduct reclassified, sentence reduced
How
Established that the conduct had been classified wrongly.
Verdict quashed, case reopened
Before
Conviction
After
Verdict quashed, case reopened
How
Substantial breaches of the Criminal Procedure Code in the examination of the evidence.
Sentence reduced by more than two years
Before
7 years of imprisonment
After
4 years 8 months
How
The result came from concentrating on defects in the reasoning and on the disproportion of the sentence.
Parole granted
Before
Parole refused at the first attempt
After
Released on parole
How
The result followed a strengthened file of character evidence, a restructured application and an emphasis on the pattern of conduct over time.
Fraud conviction quashed
Before
Immediate custodial sentence and a conviction
After
Verdict quashed, case remitted for a fresh hearing
How
The outcome changed after a structured appeal focused on intent, on whether the loss was proved, and on contradictions in the testimony.