If you have just received a court attendance notice or you have been taken to the police station and charged it can be a frustrating and scary experience. This post tells you what a criminal charge … [Read more...]
How Domestic Violence Awareness Can Impact On Court Decisions
The onus is always on the prosecution to prove an offence, and this proof has a high threshold in beyond reasonable doubt. In recent months coinciding with the awareness of domestic violence and last … [Read more...]
Sentencing in the Local Court.
Sentencing in the Local Court involves considerations most commonly specific deterrence and general deterrence. Specific deterrence is the Court providing a penalty that will effect the person being … [Read more...]
Can the cops search my car?
The police cannot search your car unless you provide consent or they have reasonable suspicion. The police may without a warrant, stop, search and detain a vehicle. These powers are found in LEPRA. … [Read more...]
Obtaining costs against the police.
GETTING COSTS AGAINST THE PROSECUTION[1] Introduction The approach to obtaining costs against the prosecution will usually be different to the approach in a civil matter. In … [Read more...]
Pleading Guilty in the Local Court
When you are served with a Court Attendance Notice it will generally put you on what is referred to as a list day. These are days in which a number of people who have been accused of various offences … [Read more...]