Katie Porter-Windley

Featured General Crime cases

R v CM [2025] Birmingham CC

Secured an unanimous acquittal after a five day trial after successfully advancing self defence, and argued causation, demonstrating not only that the defendant had been acting in self defence but that the complainant had obtained life changing injuries due to third party intervention during the altercation, and it could not be said that the defendant caused such injuries.

R v AS [2025] Winchester CC

After a six day trial, secured acquittals for two counts of sexual assault, including a multiple incident count, ABH, intentional strangulation, and s.4a stalking which was alleged to have occurred over a 14month period. This included a successful submission of no case to answer in respect of the ABH count, adducing non-defendant bad character and the defendant being convicted of the lesser s.2a stalking offence on an 11-1 majority, on conduct he admitted from the outset but only over a two day period.

R v GV [2024] Thames MC

Out of Court Disposal achieved for Theft of £1000 dog and defendant travel costs awarded due to the Police delays in administering the caution.

R v DS [2025] St Albans CC

Prosecuted a defendant for ABH, six counts of strangulation, and assault by beating, during a three day trial, involving multiple victims over the course of two years, securing unanimous guilty verdicts on all counts.

R v JM [2025] St Albans CC

Prosecuted a defendant for intentional strangulation, suffocation, threats to cause criminal damage and assault by beating. The defendant admitted guilt for threats to cause criminal damage on day one of trial, then further admitted guilt under strong cross examination to assault by beating, of which the jury were directed to return a guilty verdict on. The defendant was then unanimously convicted of suffocation, and acquitted of strangulation.

R v GW [2025] St Albans CC

The defendant faced counts of False Imprisonment, Administering Poison with Intent and ABH, alleged to have held the complainant overnight in his home against her will and forcefully rubbed cocaine on her gums whilst strangling her. After a two day trial, the defendant was acquitted unanimously after successfully arguing against admission of his bad character and demonstrating that the defendant was acting in self defence

R v JD [2024] Merthyr Tydfill CC

The defendant faced s.18 and s.20 unlawful wounding as the lead defendant and was acquitted after a ten day trial unanimously in eight minutes by the jury. It was a complex case which resulted in a two day legal argument, successfully excluding DNA evidence on the basis of unreliability and lack of continuity, and a further ruling preventing the Crown from laying a s.18 charge on the day of trial, due to injustice.

R v TH [2024] St Albans CC

The defendant was acquitted for having a bladed article in a public place, after successfully adducing non-defendant bad character in the form of false allegations made against the defendant by the complainant, to demonstrate a hate campaign against him. The defendant was acquitted unanimously by the jury.

R v MK [2024] Wood Green CC

The defendant was accused of racially aggravated assault by beating, and a further assault by beating involving two former work colleagues. The defendant was acquitted of the racially aggravated element, and assault by beating, demonstrating a hate campaign caused by disgruntled colleagues, and convicted only on one count of assault by beating of which the defendant admitted on his own factual basis, which was accepted by the jury.