Sentence
Robert David Goodwin
Robert David Goodwin (aged 32) was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on 6 April 2023 to 22 Years - Life for Murder. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Birmingham Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 6 April 2023
- Sentence
- 22 Years - Life
- Judge
- Judge Paul Farrer KC
- Convicted on
- Guilty Plea
The offence
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Murder | Custodial immediate, Life |
What the court heard
He was found guilty of murder in Birmingham, West Midlands, on 4 December 2021. The judge said: "This was a sustained, ferocious and determined assault in which you pursued your victim with a knife from one part of the house to another, stabbing him multiple times. It was an attack fuelled by alcohol and cocaine which you took voluntarily... I accept that this was not premeditated and you killed your friend who had been kind to you and with whom you were on good terms."
Aggravating and mitigating factors
Lack of premeditation / Not Planned or Premeditated; Acting under the influence of drugs or drink; On licence / supervision at the time of the offence