Ed’s client was arrested five times in the space of around 18 months for supplying class A drugs. When the case was charged, Ed persuaded the prosecution to prefer two consolidated charges. The client gave a history of exploitation arising from his own drug use which fell just short of a defence under section 45 of the Modern Slavery Act. Ed pursued this account at a Newton hearing, which led to the Judge finding that the case fell in to “lesser role” and eventually imposing a suspended sentence.
Ed Butler was instructed by Jibran Mirza of Old Bailey Solicitors.
