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Aggravated Burglary and contested committal
Aggravated Burglary and contested committal
Assaults / Violence Offences
The Name of the Offence
Aggravated Burglary (intention to assault), and other assault charges
Place of the event - Aggravated Burglary (intention to assault), and other assault charges
Seymour
The court attended - Aggravated Burglary (intention to assault), and other assault charges
Broadmeadows Magistrates Court
Facts of the Case - Aggravated Burglary (intention to assault), and other assault charges
Shaun Pascoe was briefed to appear at the contested committal of this matter. His client’s charges were too serious to be determined by a Magistrate, and so were destined for trial in the County Court. The step before the transfer to the County Court was the contested committal, which was the opportunity to test the prosecution evidence to determine whether there was a case upon which a jury could convict.
Results Achieved
Shaun’s cross-examination of several police witnesses laid the foundation for further submissions to the Director of Public Prosecutions prior to the County Court trial, that the police had not established the most serious charge of Aggravated Burglary, and several of the alleged assault offences. The charge was withdrawn by the Director of Public Prosecutions before the trial started. As a result Shaun’s client was sentenced to one charge of intentionally cause injury, and one count of threat to kill.
