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Martin Stephens (judge)
British judge (1939–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stephen Martin Stephens KC (26 June 1939 – 15 April 2024) was a British judge.[1] He was called to Bar in 1963 and took Silk in 1982. He was appointed a Recorder in 1979, as a Circuit Judge in 1986 and then appointed a Judge of the Central Criminal Court in 1999.[2] He was a former member of the Parole Board of England and Wales.[3] Stephens died on 15 April 2024, at the age of 84.[4]
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In January 2009 Stephens presided over the trial of James Hopkins accused of murdering Ms Browne, a transsexual prostitute based in Marylebone.[5] Hopkins was found guilty of the murder of Browne who had a number of celebrities among her clients.[6] Prosecuting Hopkins, barrister for the prosecution commented: "There is some evidence that Ms Browne did have some clients who were in the public eye."[7] The court heard that Hopkins' palm prints were found on the Sun and another publication in a plastic bag on the floor.[8] Browne lived in a flat at 6b Gosfield Street, Marylebone, London, and advertised for clients in phone kiosks and newspapers including the Sunday Sport.[9] Police launched a murder inquiry after Browne's body was found in her central London flat in W1 on 28 February 1997.[10]
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