SV was charged with the offence of ‘Not stopping on stop line’, contrary to s 67(1) Road Rules 2014. James Castillo represented SV in his matter. SV has an extensive driving record.
James entered a plea of guilty to the offence on SV’s behalf and made oral submissions as to why Her Honour should not record a conviction for the offence. Her Honour was satisfied that a Conditional Release Order (CRO) without conviction was warranted in SV’s circumstances, accepting that a conviction for the offence would cause extra-curial punishment outweighing the intended penalty of the offence.
Ultimately, Her Honour placed SV on a CRO without conviction for the duration of 18 months and ordered SV to complete a Traffic Offender Intervention Program (TOIP) within 3 months.
This is a pleasing result.