Stan Reiz KC

Stan Reiz KC defends clients accused of all varieties of homicide related offences, including allegations of murder committed with firearms, bladed articles and fire. He is experienced in analysing crime scene and pathology evidence, as well psychiatric evidence in cases in which the defence of diminished responsibility needs to be considered.

Notable Cases

• R v G (Cayman Islands): Defendant accused of participating in a joint attack on a man in a bar who had disrespected his friend. During the violence, the man was seriously wounded and another man who intervened was stabbed to death. Defendant acquitted of murder and all related charges.
• R v N: High profile murder of a woman in Liverpool who was shot in her own home with a Skorpion sub-machine gun. The target was her boyfriend who was not in the property at the time. The prosecution relied upon hearsay evidence from voice notes and messages on the deceased’s phone which they contended proved the defendant’s motive for organising the killing.
• R v B: Woman accused of the stabbing murder of her boyfriend following a violent incident in her home.
• R v I: Defendant repeatedly stabbed and killed a man on his doorstep following a trivial incident involving his daughter and cousin. Reasonable self-defence was not accepted by the jury who convicted of murder, but acquitted of possession of a blade article; consistent with the defence case that the knife used was originally in the possession of the deceased. The starting point for sentence was thereby reduced by 10 years.
• R v N: Murder in Basingstoke on Halloween in which members of the attacking group were in possession of acid, machetes and bats.
• R v G: Defendant drove his vehicle at more than double the speed limit in pursuit of 2 motorbikes carrying 5 teenagers. A collision occurred resulting in the death of one boy and serious injuries to two others. The issue in the case was whether he drove into them deliberately. It involved complex accident reconstruction evidence from two experts. Following trial, the defendant was acquitted of murder, manslaughter and causing GBH.
• R v R: Defendant acquitted of the murder of a ‘gardener’ at a cannabis factory during a robbery he participated in.
• R v W: One of nine defendants charged with murder following a group attack on an 18 year old male in an internet café. The defendant was acquitted of murder and manslaughter.
• R v J: 18 year old with autism spectrum disorder accused of the attempted murder of a man and 15 year old girl following a shooting at a bus stop. He was acquitted of the attempted murder of the girl following a ruling by the judge that the principle of transferred malice did not apply to inchoate offences.
• R v M: 15 year old boy captured on CCTV stabbing an 18 year old in the chest and killing him. The prosecution relied upon drill music lyrics written by the defendant in custody.
• R v T: Defendant accused of participating in a ‘ride out’ during which a group of 8 males attended at three properties with ‘Zombie’ knives allegedly looking for rival gang members to attack. A 16 year old boy was stabbed to death in his home. The prosecution relied upon gang evidence to explain what they contended was relevant behaviour by the defendants. The Defendant was acquitted of murder and two counts of conspiracy to cause GBH. He was convicted of manslaughter.
• R v C: Defendant accused of the revenge murder of a rival drug dealer who had kidnapped him. The deceased was shot in the head with a shotgun as he was travelling in a taxi.
• R v G: 19 year old male accused of murdering a 16 year old boy in a group attack. The six defendants were captured on CCTV chasing the deceased and his friend. Four of the defendants produced weapons during the chase. The deceased was stabbed in the neck with a ‘Rambo’ style knife and died from the injury. Two of the defendants were also stabbed.
• R v B: Defendant charged with the murder of a man killed in connection with a drugs ‘turf war’. Following a 4 month trial involving 9 defendants, B was acquitted of murder and conspiracy to cause GBH. She was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. Three other defendants were convicted of murder and were sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 24 years. A fifth defendant was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for manslaughter and conspiracy.
• R v M: Defendant accused of the shooting murder of a property developer. The prosecution alleged that the murder was a meticulously planned execution. After a 3 month trial involving 5 defendants, M was acquitted of murder and manslaughter.
• R v T: Defendant accused of the murder of a fellow care home resident. Following a contested fitness to be tried hearing, the court determined that he was unfit and subsequently imposed a hospital order.
• R v M: Defendant charged with murder, kidnapping, robbery and possession of a firearm following the fatal shooting of a man at his home in Southport.
• R v D: Defendant acquitted of murder and manslaughter following a fatal shooting at Tottenham Cemetery.
• R v M: 14 year old boy charged with attempted murder following a stabbing outside a London tube station.
• R v F: Youth accused of attempted murder following a group attack on a bus.
• R v C: Attempted murder in which the defendant who suffered from a serious psychiatric disorder, repeatedly stabbed his aunt to the neck and body without provocation.
• R v O: 18 year old defendant charged with the murder of a man at a house party.
• R v J: Defendant accused of the murder for financial gain of his sister-in-law and arson of the family home.
• R v M: Murder of a man with scissors in the car park of a public house.
• R v V: Conspiracy to murder a man in an attempted ‘honour killing’ using sulphuric acid.