List of Trials

A list of trials and sentencings conducted in Hollyoaks. This list only consists of on-screen trials and sentencings which take place in a courtroom, contain scenes outside of the courtroom, or scenes with a judge's voice present. Trials that do not meet these guidelines are still denoted on the relevant year pages (such as ).
== Trials ==
Defendant 	Accusation 	Trial/Hearing date 	Location 	Verdict & Sentence 	Notes
Rob Hawthorn 	Murder of Natasha Andersen 	25th November 1996 	 	Not guilty 	Acquitted due to lack of evidence.
Kurt Benson 	Actual bodily harm & attempted murder of Spike 	9th June 1997 - 12th June 1997 	 	Not guilty 	
Dennis Richardson	Sexual abuse of Mandy Richardson 	30th November 1998 - 3rd December 1998 	 	Guilty (7 years imprisonment) 	
Sol Patrick 	Dangerous driving 	13th May 1999 	 	Guilty (4 weeks imprisonment) 	Sol confessed to the crime when reporting the crash to the police.
Mark Gibbs 	Rape of Luke Morgan 	23rd October 2000 - 26th October 2000 	 	Guilty (8 years imprisonment) 	
Kenneth Boyd 	Rape of Luke Morgan & actual bodily harm 	23rd October 2000 - 26th October 2000 	 	Guilty (3.5 years; rape)Guilty (6 months; ABH)(Concurrent) 	Kenneth was recognised as an accomplice of Luke's rape, rather than attacker.
Stephen MacGregor	Rape of Luke Morgan & actual bodily harm 	23rd October 2000 - 26th October 2000 	 	Guilty (3.5 years; rape)Guilty (6 months; ABH)(Concurrent) 	Stephen was recognised as an accomplice of Luke's rape, rather than attacker.
Scott Anderson 	Rape of Beth Morgan 	29th January 2002 	 	Not guilty 	Acquitted after the judge found out that Beth had spoken about sensitive details about the case.
Beth Morgan 	Attempted murder of Scott Anderson 	26th August 2002 - 27th August 2002 	 	Guilty (2 months imprisonment) 	Charge reduced to dangerous driving.
Lee Hunter 	Speeding - 60mph in a 30mph zone 	10th October 2003 	Cheshire Magistrates Court 	Guilty (driving licence revoked) 	Natalie Osborne was driving the car at the time and convinced Lee to switch seats with her after they were pulled over.
Dan Hunter 	Murder of Toby Mills 	5th April 2004 - 9th April 2004 	 	Guilty (unknown custodial sentence) 	Evidence came to light which acquitted Dan a few months after his sentencing.
Ellie Mills 	Perverting the course of justice 	28th July 2004 	 	Guilty (unknown sentence) 	
Justin Burton 	Murder of Stephen Mackintosh 	14th November 2005 - 18th November 2005 	 	Not guilty 	
Sam Owen 	4 counts of rape 	16th March 2006 	Cheshire Crown Court 	Guilty (Life imprisonment) (25 years for parole) 	Sam pleaded guilty, but escaped from prison and was killed after The Dog in the Pond exploded.
Jake Dean 	Attempting to pervert the course of justice, failing to stop at an accident and failing to report an accident.	29th August 2006 	 	Guilty (3 months imprisonment)(suspended for 2 years) 	Jake pleaded guilty to the crimes.
Becca Dean 	Engaging in sexual activity with a minor 	18th December 2006 - 20th December 2006 	Cheshire Crown Court 	Guilty (2 years imprisonment) 	Becca was acquitted when Justin Burton admitted to lying about when their affair started.
Warren Fox 	Attempted murder of Clare Cunningham 	22nd August 2007 - 24th August 2007 	Cheshire Crown Court 	Not guilty 	
Zoe Carpenter 	Murder of Sarah Barnes 	30th November 2009 - 3rd December 2009 	Cheshire Crown Court 	Not guilty 	
Josh Ashworth 	Driving under the influence 	10th March 2010 	Dee Valley Magistrates Court	Guilty (Suspended sentence, license revoked, 6 months AA) 	Josh pleaded guilty to the accident.
Josh Ashworth 	Driving under the influence 	4th June 2010 	Cheshire Magistrates' Courts	Guilty (unknown custodial sentence) 	
Tom Cunningham 	Assault on Esther Bloom 	17th February 2011 	 	Guilty (12 month youth rehabilitation order, 12 months supervision) 	Tom had confessed to the crime out of guilt.
Gilly Roach 	Rape of Jacqui McQueen 	28th March 2011 - 1st April 2011 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Not guilty 	
Mitzeee Minniver 	Grievous bodily harm 	11th September 2012 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (7 years imprisonment) 	Mitzeee pleaded guilty despite being innocent of the crime, but was later acquitted.
Mercedes Fisher 	2 counts of perverting the course of justice 	3rd December 2012 - 6th December 2012 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Not guilty 	Lawyer Jim McGinn convinced the court that Riley Costello had stabbed Mercedes and framed Mitzeee.
Sinead O'Connor 	Supplying a controlled drug 	9th September 2013 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (community service) 	
Ste Hay 	Assisted suicide of Pauline Hay 	1st October 2013 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (2 years imprisonment)(suspended for 2 years) 	Ste pleaded guilty to the crime.
Clare Devine 	Assault and kidnap of Mercedes McQueen and Paul Browning 	11th October 2013 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Not guilty 	Mercedes purposefully lied at the stand to get caught, as part of a deal with Trevor Royle and Fraser Black.
Frankie Osborne 	Driving without due care and attention 	26th November 2013 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (Fine) 	Frankie pleaded guilty to the crime.
Trevor Royle 	Possession of a class A substance 	13th January 2014 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (unknown sentence) 	Trevor pleaded guilty to the crime.
Jason Roscoe 	Breaking and entering & assault on Maxine Minniver 	27th February 2014 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (Youth rehabilitation order) 	Charges reduced after Maxine admitted to lying about Jason assaulting her.
John Paul McQueen	Assault occasioning actual bodily harm on Robbie Roscoe 	21st March 2014 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (6 months imprisonment) 	
Grace Black 	Attempted murder of Joe Roscoe 	25th June 2014 - 26th June 2014 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Not guilty 	
Finn O'Connor 	Rape of John Paul McQueen and attempted rape of Nancy Osborne 	29th September 2014 - 3rd October 2014 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (5 years imprisonment) 	
Maxine Blake 	Attempted murder of Patrick Blake 	3rd December 2014 - 4th December 2014 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Not guilty 	
Jack Osborne 	Possession of a class B substance with intent to supply 	24th February 2015 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (community order) 	Jack pleaded guilty despite being innocent of the crime.
Tegan Lomax 	Perverting the course of justice 	28th July 2015 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (unknown custodial sentence) 	Tegan pleaded guilty to the crime.
Dylan Jenkins 	Possession of a class C substance with intent to supply 	25th August 2015 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (6 months imprisonment) (3 months on licence) 	Dylan pleaded guilty to the crime.
Cameron Campbell 	Death by dangerous driving 	27th October 2015 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (6 weeks imprisonment & 2 year driving ban) 	Released due to time served on remand & charges reduced after Leela Roscoe's victim impact statement.
Cleo McQueen 	Manslaughter of Rachel Hardy 	30th May 2016 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (Fine & Driving Ban) 	Charge reduced to driving without due care.
Pete Buchanan 	Child grooming and sexual activity with a minor 	27th June 2016 - 29th June 2016 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (7 years imprisonment) 	
Jack Osborne 	Murder of Callum Alexander 	9th February 2017 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Not guilty 	Acquitted due to insufficient evidence & wasn't in the public interest.
Nick Savage 	Rape of Ellie Nightingale and Holly Cunningham 	29th June 2017 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (7 years imprisonment) (3.5 years for parole) 	Nick pleaded guilty to both charges.
Ste Hay 	Murder of Amy Barnes 	4th September 2017 - 8th September 2017 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Not guilty 	
Luke Morgan 	Grievous bodily harm 	26th September 2018 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (unknown custodial sentence) 	Luke pleaded guilty to the crime.
Buster Smith 	Sexual assault of Brody Hudson & Ollie Morgan 	7th January 2019 - 11th January 2019 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (Charge 2; 6 years imprisonment) 	Buster was acquitted of sexually assaulting Brody after Damon Kinsella was caught lying on the stand.
Laurie Shelby 	Attempted rape of Diane Hutchinson 	6th August 2019 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (4 years imprisonment) 	Laurie pleaded guilty in the hope that he would get a reduced sentence.
Damon Kinsella 	Fraud 	26th September 2019 	Dee Valley Crown Court 	Guilty (6 months imprisonment) 	Damon pleaded guilty on the advice of his solicitor.
Bobby Costello 	Murder of Silas Blissett and attempted murder of DeMarcus Westwood 	26th January 2023 	Dee Valley Court 	Guilty (12 years imprisonment (minimum); murder)Guilty (9 years imprisonment (minimum); attempted murder)(Concurrent)	Bobby pleaded guilty to both charges. He later confessed to killing Verity Hutchinson, but his subsequent sentence has not yet been revealed.
Romeo Nightingale	Manslaughter of Rayne Royce 	24th January 2024 	Dee Valley Court 	Guilty (unknown sentence) 	Romeo pleaded guilty to the crime.
Ste Hay 	Manslaughter of Ella Richardson 	9th July 2024 	Dee Valley Court 	Not guilty 	Acquitted despite pleading guilty to the crime, as a result of concerns with the evidence, leading to an unsafe conviction.
JJ Osborne 	Rape and sexual assault of Frankie Osborne 	13th January 2025 - 15th January 2025(set in 2026)	Dee Valley Court 	Guilty (2 year detention and training order) 	Before the verdict was delivered, JJ broke down and confessed that he was guilty of both crimes.
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