R v MC
On 5 March 2019 Chris Cole made a Release Application at Albury Local Court on behalf of MZ. MZ was charged with 37 drug-related offences, including numerous supplies and two counts of ‘Supply Large Commercial Quantity of Prohibited Drug’, namely Methylamphetamine. The Supply Large Commercial Quantity charges trigger the ‘Show Cause’ requirement on Bail. Chris also had the further hurdle that an application for Bail had previously been made in the Local Court.
Chris made submissions to the learned Magistrate that the delay in prosecuting his client’s matter had been untenable; the client having spent 7 months in custody without being served a ‘Charge Certificate’ by the ODPP. Chris also made various other submissions in support of his client’s Bail. The Magistrate, albeit reluctantly, agreed with the submissions put forth and granted MZ strict conditional Bail. The matter continues.