Jon Ross
This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Jon Ross. Jon is a Senior Associate at Doogue + George, bringing over 20 years of exclusive criminal defence practice from one of London's largest criminal defence firms. His practice covers serious and complex matters including large-scale fraud, violent crime, serious sexual offences, and gang-related cases across Magistrates' and Crown Courts.
View full profile →This is a case study on intentionally causing injury and assault charges at the Sunshine Magistrates’ Court, where most charges were withdrawn and the client avoided conviction.
Whilst driving, the client was cut off. He followed victim and a road rage incident ensued.
What is alleged to have occured?
The client followed the victim to a car park and struck with him his fist causing a bloody nose. It was also alleged that he hit him with a tire lever.
The client was charged with:
- Intentionally cause injury
- Recklessly cause injury
- Unlawful assault
- Unlawful assault with weapon
What happened at court?
The client was apologetic and had sent a written apology to the victim. He had also undergone numerous sessions at an anger management program. The client was married, with a young family and had no prior criminal history.
It was stipulated in his employment contract that the client would have lost his job if he was convicted of these offences.
Bill Doogue represented our client at the Sunshine Magistrates’ Court.
What was the result?
All the charges were withdrawn with the exception of the charge of recklessly causing injury. The client was not convicted and placed on a three-month Community-Based Order with a condition that he undertake 40 hours community work.
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
