TI was charged with aggravated robbery. He faced a trial at Parramatta District Court in 2015 before a jury of 12. TI was subsequently convicted of the offence, and was sentenced to a total term of imprisonment of 14 years, comprising of a non-parole period of 9 years and 3 months. Chris Cole acted for TI in his conviction appeal in the Court of Criminal Appeal. Chris Cole instructed Simon Buchen of council at the appeal. TI’s conviction was subsequently quashed and a retrial ordered.
TI also had a number of break and enter offences for which he had pleaded guilty in the District Court and was awaiting sentence. On 27 august 2018, Chris Cole made a bail application for TI. Chris Cole was successful in obtaining TI bail, pending the retrial of the robbery offence as well as sentencing for the break and enter matters. This was a fantastic result having regard to the fact that TI had two offences for which he had to ‘show cause’ on his bail application.