IB faced two assault charges against his ex-partner, namely ‘Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm’, contrary to s 59 Crimes Act 1900 and ‘Common Assault’, contrary to s 61 Crimes Act 1900. Chris Cole represented IB on both charges.
Chris entered discussions with the Prosecution and negotiated to withdraw Sequence 2 ‘Common Assault’, in exchange for a plea of guilty to Sequence 1 ‘Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm’. The Prosecution ultimately agreed to withdraw the ‘Common Assault’ charge.
A plea of guilty was entered to the offence of ‘Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm’ and the matter proceeded to Sentence. Chris presented written and oral submissions on IB’s behalf.
Ultimately, His Honour agreed that IB ought not be convicted. Consequently, IB was placed on a Conditional Release Order without conviction, for the duration of 2 years. The Order requires IB to be of good behaviour for said duration. An AVO was finalised for a period of 2 years.
This is an outstanding result for IB.