200904814 D2 and 200905193 D2 |
ON APPEAL FROM THE CROWN COURT AT SHEFFIELD
MR JUSTICE GRIFFITH-WILLIAMS
TD20087480
Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, WC2A 2LL |
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B e f o r e :
MR JUSTICE KEITH
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MRS JUSTICE THIRLWALL DBE
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Respondent |
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(1) Nigel Junior Ramsey (2) Michael Chattoo (3) Levan Simeon Menzies (4) Denzel Emanuel Ramsey (5) Keisha Mindley-Donaldson |
Applicants/Appellants |
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Mr Henry Grunwald OBE QC and Mr Neil Hawes QC for M Chattoo
Mr Nicholas P Rhodes QC for L Menzies
Mr James Baird for Denzel Emanuel Ramsey
Mr Daniel Bunting for Keisha Mindley-Donaldson
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Ms Sarah C Wright for the Crown
Hearing dates : 25th March 2011
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Crown Copyright ©
Lord Justice Aikens :
The Convictions
The Facts
The application of N Ramsey to extend time in which to renew his application for leave to appeal
"The court or the Registrar may
(a) shorten a time limit or extend it (even after it has expired) unless that is inconsistent with other legislation;"
The rule governing applications for extending time is 65.4.
"A person who wants an extension of time within which to serve a notice or make an application must
(a) apply for that extension of time when serving that notice or making that application; and
(b) give the reasons for the application for an extension of time."
The grounds of appeal: (1) "fresh evidence"
The grounds of appeal: (2) the written directions of the judge to the jury
The grounds of appeal: (3) failure to leave an alternative verdict to count 1 to the jury
Grounds of appeal: (4) "lurking doubt"
Other grounds of appeal
Conclusion on leave to appeal against conviction
Sentence appeals
Sentence appeal of N Ramsey
Sentence appeal of L Menzies
" if two offenders of equal culpability kill in the course of a robbery and one was aged 17 and a half and the other 18 and a quarter, the statutory starting points would be 12 years and 30 years but significantly divergent minimum terms for the two offenders would be neither just nor rational."
Sentence appeal of Keisha Mindley-Donaldson