Indecent Assault and Successful Contested Hearing
This is a case study on an offence of Indecent Assault resulting the in accused being acquitted of the charge.
Our client was a taxi driver. He allegedly committed an Indecent Assault but he denied the allegations. The case did not resolve at contest mention. A conviction or finding of guilt would have resulted in client losing his registration, and the collapse of a business he had been operating successfully for 15 years.
We represented the client at the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court.
We demonstrated through calling character evidence on behalf of his client and drawing the court’s attention to various inconsistencies in the prosecution case, that the Magistrate could not be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt as to the client’s guilt.
We secured an acquittal for the client. Further, we successfully argued that the prosecution pay the client’s costs in the sum of $4080.
DISCLAIMER: This is a real case study of an actual case from our files. Details pertaining to the client have been changed to protect their privacy. The sentence imposed and the charge have not been altered. These case studies are published to demonstrate real outcomes and give an indication of possible tariffs in Court. We do not guarantee a similar case on these charges will get the same result. Please note that we post results at our discretion, therefore while many case studies are average results, others are notable for their exceptional outcomes. PUBLISHED 25/02/2013
