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Call: 1990 Practice Areas Crime 020 7936 1500 rbarton@1kbw.co.uk

Richard prosecutes and defends in all levels of criminal work, mainly based in Sussex.  The CPS class him as a Grade 4 prosecutor.  He is regularly briefed as the lead advocate in murders, attempted murders and the most serious criminal cases; but is equally happy dealing with day-to-day criminal work in the Crown Court.  Richard often appears defending and prosecuting in the most serious motor death cases.

Cases of Interest in 2011

• R v Tejkowski – Trial of serial stranger rapist www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-160975955
• R v Batsimba – Attempted murder with machete during course of group fight in Crawley town centre www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12244516
• R v Peachey – Attempted murder of terminally ill father whilst in hospital ward www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-14597677
• R v Baig – Stabbing to death of wife in car by mentally ill man www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-13728599
• R v Bridgeman – Trial of City solicitor for perverting the course of justice www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2074938
• R v Riley – Sex offences committed by two brothers, a school caretaker and a karate teacher www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-13962042
• R v Cogger – Man shot by police in armed stand-off at home address www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-12936894
• R v Wenham – Death by dangerous driving in Brighton town centre www.theargus.co.uk/news/9156599.Drink_driver_left_his_friend_to_die_after_Brighton_crash/
• R v Chew – Defence of lorry driver in death by dangerous driving trial resulting from multiple vehicle collision on M42 (sleep apnoea defence)

Cases of note include:

• R v Coutts – Junior in trial and re-trial relating to the murder of Jane Longhurst
• R v Barnes – Leading in trial of attempted murder of best man; victim left severely physically and mentally handicapped
  
• R v Henry and Cole – Leading in trial of attempted murder and robbery; victim survived shooting when bullet hit his mobile phone in his breast pocket
• R v Hewlett – Leading in trial of attempted murder of estranged wife by Inland Revenue civil servant using a stolen van in faked hit-and-run ‘accident’
• R v Genestin – Junior in trial of murder of wife by French national; body stored in roof box in garden
  
• R v McMillan – Junior in murder of transgender prostitute by one of her clients
• R v Austin and others – Junior in trial of manslaughter of Qatari language student on Hastings seafront
• R v Harris – Trial of paramedic for perverting the course of justice when falsifying records relating to the death of 999 caller
• R v Hardison – Leading in trial of manufacturer of massive amounts of LSD and related illegal psychotropic drugs
• R v Leonard Jones – Trial for motor manslaughter (elderly lady) by wanted offender in stolen car during the course of police chase
• R v Graham Fisher – Briefed alone in prosecution of Hastings multiple killer and sex attacker

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