In the Crown Court at Snaresbrook Case No. T2005/8036
John Cruickshank acted as Solicitor-Advocate for the second defendant who was charged with conspiracy to defraud and theft of sound recording equipment and original recordings belonging to Yusef Islam (a.k.a. Cat Stevens) valued in excess of £500,000. After three days of legal argument on the admissibility of evidence and a submission that no jury hearing the full evidence would convict, the prosecution offered no evidence, the defendants were acquitted and costs were recovered from the Crown.
