CRIMINAL CASE
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Section 14 Mental Health Application Successful: Client Avoids Criminal Record for 6 Drug Possession Charges
Our client is a 42 year old living in the inner eastern suburbs of Sydney. Police were patrolling the central metropolitan area by vehicle, when they say they observed him look at them and abruptly turn his car and drive...
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13 Fraud Charges Dismissed Due to Mental Health
Our client is a 48-year old registered nurse. She was charged with 13 counts of ‘Dishonestly Obtain Financial Advantage by Deception’ under section 192E of the Crimes Act (‘fraud’), and one count of Larceny (stealing). The ‘fraud’ charges each carry...
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CRIMINAL CASE
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Mental Health Application Successful for Obscene Exposure
Our client is a 26-year-old man undertaking a Masters of Accounting degree. On his first and second day of studies, he exposed himself to two visiting high school students in the throes of physical pleasure. Each complainant reported the matter...
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CRIMINAL CASE
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No Criminal Record 13 Fraud Charges, as Mental Health Application Succeeds
The Presiding Judge in Downing Centre District Court was persuaded to issue a ‘section 14 mental health order’ in favour of our 41 year old client who was charged with 13 counts of ‘obtaining a financial advantage’.A section 14 order empowers a...
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CRIMINAL CASE
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Section 192E Fraud Dismissed Due to Mental Health
Downing Centre Local Court dismissed the case against our 50 year old client from Paddington who was charged with ‘dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage‘ after making 268 fraudulent claims for payment over an 8 month period by accessing the Medibank...
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Charges Dismissed due to Mental Health
Here are some recent examples of our criminal defence team getting charges dismissed due to mental health under ‘section 32: The Magistrate in Ryde Local Court dismissed charges of larceny against our 37 year old client who was caught stealing...
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