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Spent convictions imposed for 3 x charges of assault police; obstruct police; & give false personal details

We represented a client who was charged with assaulting a police officer, obstructing police, and giving false personal details to police. The client was concerned at receiving a sentence of imprisonment, given that the assault to police involved kicking an officer in the head. After successful negotiations, we had the assault police allegation reduced to a single kick, instead of a flurry of kicks. We,…

46 charges reduced to 33; suspended sentence imposed

Our client was originally charged with 46 charges related to fraud and possessing stolen identification material. The value of the frauds was tens of thousands of dollars. The client was initially facing a trial in the District Court and a likely sentence of several years imprisonment. We obtained the disclosure material, which comprised thousands of pages of documents. After a thorough review, we recommended making…

$10 fine imposed for breaching a data access order

Our client was originally faced with a serious indictable charge, which if convicted would result in many years of imprisonment. As a result of our successful representation, the client was released to bail on that charge after spending a considerable period in custody whilst represented by other lawyers. The charge was ultimately discontinued before trial. However, a further charge of breaching a data access order…

Suspended sentence imposed for serious domestic assault

We represented a client who transferred to our firm facing three serious domestic offences, including strangulation and aggravated assault occasioning bodily harm. The client had unfortunately been refused bail after an unsuccessful application for bail made by another solicitor. Given the refusal of bail, the client was facing many months in custody on remand waiting for a trial, in a matter which might not ultimately…

36 Charges Reduced To 21; Concurrent Sentences Imposed

Our client transferred to our firm facing 36 charges for a large number of offences including numerous burglary matters. The client had previously received a term of imprisonment for various other offences. James reviewed the voluminous brief in detail and presented a persuasive plea offer to the prosecution. That plea offer included discontinuing nearly all of the burglary charges as there was insufficient evidence to…

Client released to bail on serious charges after initial bail refusal

Prior to coming to our firm, our client was refused bail on a number of serious charges including home burglary. The prosecution strongly opposed bail as one of the complainants was a police officer. The client unsuccessfully applied for bail without legal representation. The court was unwilling to release the client to bail given the alleged risk of reoffending and also the risk of flight….

Suspended fine and spent conviction order imposed for serious assault occasioning bodily harm

Following successful negotiations with the police, a serious assault charge against our client was dropped in exchange for a guilty plea to another serious assault charge, which had several powerful mitigating circumstances. Following a successful bail variation application, our client was permitted to remain in contact with the victim whilst awaiting sentencing. James Jackson presented a plea in mitigation in which the background to the…

Not Guilty: client acquitted of multiple historical sexual offence charges after District Court trial

Following a three day District Court trial before a jury, our client was acquitted of two counts of sexual offences involving two separate complainants. The charges related to conduct occurring many years earlier, and the client was disadvantaged in mounting a successful defence by the passage of time. James Jackson cross-examined the complainants and their mother at length, with a view to establishing that they…

19 charges of sexual offences dropped after submission presented

The WA Police charged our client with 19 serious charges of historical sexual offences. It is unclear precisely how charges were allowed to be laid at all, given the complete lack of evidence in this case. On receiving the disclosure material, James Jackson determined there was clearly no prima facie case for any of the charges. That is, not only was there no evidence in…

Client wrongly found to be “Schedule II” by Magistrate released to bail after successful review application

Our client, a young man with no criminal record, came to our firm having spent four and a half months in custody for false domestic violence allegations. He had previously been represented by counsel, who unsuccessfully applied for bail before another Magistrate. That Magistrate had even refused to release the client on home detention bail, being the strictest possible bail condition available to the court….

Spent conviction order granted for Uber driver

Our client, an Uber driver who worked full-time whilst also looking after 5 children, was charged with breaching a police order. The client refused to leave his house after his wife made false domestic violence allegations against him in order to force him to leave the property. The police attended and, because they could not determine that any domestic violence had taken place, issued a…

Not Guilty: Bouncer acquitted of nightclub grievous bodily harm

Our client, a nightclub bouncer at a nightclub in Northbridge, came to our firm only a few weeks before their scheduled trial on a charge of grievous bodily harm. The State alleged our client choked out a nightclub patron and then dropped him to the floor, breaking his jaw and shattering his teeth. Our client’s previous lawyers had advised him to plead guilty. On transferring…

Historical sex offences remitted to Children’s Court after submission presented

Our client faced a number of serious historical sexual offences alleged to have been committed over a decade ago. The police and DPP chose to charge the client as an adult, commencing the case in the Magistrates Court and then the District Court. After reviewing the evidence, James advised the client there was significant evidence which suggested the client might have been a child at…

Two successful Schedule II bail applications and all charges in District and Magistrates Court dropped

Our client faced a number of serious charges in both the District Court and the Magistrates Court. Despite major issues with the evidence, the police and prosecution refused to drop the charges and opposed our client’s bail, initially resulting in the client being remanded in custody because of the operation of Schedule II of the Bail Act. James Jackson presented a persuasive bail application in…

All charges dropped after submission presented

We recently commenced acting for a client facing several assault charges which arose from an incident in which the “complainants” had threatened and assaulted the client and his partner on their property. The client faced losing his employment if convicted of these charges. James Jackson carefully reviewed the evidence and determined that there were a number of defences open to the client, which the prosecution…

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