Tuckers client cleared in football murder trial

Roberto Martini, of Tuckers’ Manchester office, successfully acted for one of the London based defendants charged with murder following an incident outside a Liverpool nightclub preceding a Liverpool v Arsenal match last year. Rob acted for Mark McEwen from police station through to Crown Court trial.

The case involved 3 defendants all of who denied the charges. The jury returned a unanimous not guilty verdict in relation to Mr McEwen, first of all the defendants, after just over a day’s deliberations. One co-Defendant was cleared on the basis of a majority decision and the jury was discharged for the third defendant the next day having failed to reach a decision. The case was reported, amongst other places, in the Liverpool Echo at http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2013/03/22/two-defendants-found-not-guilty-in-stuart-smith-murder-trial-in-liverpool-100252-33037016/