Case Study Category: Assault Offences

Attempted Robbery | Withdrawn | Geelong Magistrates Court

The Court: Geelong Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Ryan Robertson The Charges: Attempt to Commit Robbery Robbery Intentionally Causing Injury Theft of Motor Vehicle The Allegations: The police alleged that the client approached the complainant while he was in his motor vehicle in Geelong and demanded a large

Endanger Life | Strangulation Offence | Withdrawn

The Court: Werribee Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Dylan Morris The Charges: Reckless Conduct Endangering Life Common Assault The Allegations: The client was involved in an argument with his girlfriend, the complainant. Amid the argument, the complainant approached the client’s computer to dislodge the graphics card. The

Criminal Damage Case Study | Withdrawn | Geelong

The Court: Geelong Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Ryan Robertson The Charge: Criminal Damage The Allegations: The client visited her mother to discuss an ongoing dispute between family members. After discussing the family dispute with her mother, the client noticed that CCTV cameras had been installed

Recklessly Causing Injury | Charges Withdrawn | Withdrawn

The Court: Geelong Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Ryan Robertson The Charges: Recklessly Causing Injury Common Assault The Allegations: The client got into a verbal altercation with a salesman at a shopping centre, and it was alleged that the altercation ended when the client forcefully head-butted the

Criminal Damage Charge | Diversion | Geelong

The Court: Geelong Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Jess Wensley The Charge: Criminal Damage The Allegations: The client was a 25-year-old man celebrating his birthday at the local pub. During the evening, he advised our solicitor that he had been drinking excessively and was heavily intoxicated.

Recklessly Causing Injury | Family Violence | Withdrawn

The Court: Ringwood Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Ashleigh Wallace The Charges: Recklessly Causing Injury Common Assault The Allegations: An altercation between the client and his long-term partner occurred early in the morning. The neighbours overheard the verbal argument and contacted the police, advising them they

Conduct Endangering Life | Trafficking | Firearms Case Study

The Court: Melbourne Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Mike Brown The Charges: Conduct Endangering Life Conduct Endangering Serious Injury Recklessly Causing Injury Intentionally Causing Injury Prohibited Person Use a Firearm Possession of a Firearm Trafficking a Drug of Dependence Possess a Drug of Dependence Dealing with

Intentionally Causing Injury | Withdrawn | Dandenong

The Court: Dandenong Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Daniel Walsh The Charges: Intentionally Causing Injury Recklessly Causing Injury Common Assault Throw a Stone to Injure The Allegations: The client was charged with a range of violent offences for an incident that occurred at a house party

Common Assault | Diversion | Heidelberg Magistrates Court

The Court: Heidelberg Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Ashleigh Wallace The Charges: Common Assault Fail to Give Way at Give Way Sign The Allegations: It was alleged that the client had turned at an intersection with a give-way sign onto the main road without checking for

Common Assault | Family Violence | Not Guilty

The Court: Frankston Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Rebecca Glew The Charges: Common Assault Breach Family Violence Intervention Order The Allegations: Our client had been in a relationship with the complainant for several years. There had been numerous family violence incidents in the past, which resulted

Family Violence Charges Frankston Court Case Study

Family Violence Charges Frankston The client was charged by a number of informants with offences including: Intentionally cause injury; Recklessly cause injury; Unlawful assault; Wilfully damage property; and contravention of a Family Violence Intervention Order. Our client was also charged with driving offences. All of

Sexual Assault | Resolved to Assault | Diversion

The Court: Franktston Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Rebecca Glew The Charges: Sexual Assault Common Assault The Allegations: The client was a doctor. He owned his practice. The complainant was a nurse who had worked at the practice. The nurse alleged that the doctor had committed

Serious Assault Charges | Probation Order | Children’s Court

The Court: Melbourne Children’s Court The Lawyer: Tom Woodward The Charges: Intentionally Causing Injury Common Assault Robbery Affray The Allegations: The client was a child who was charged with numerous violent offences. Three co-offenders in this matter were over 18 years of age and were

Family Violence Charges | Self Defence Raised | Withdrawn

The Court: Werribee Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Dylan Morris The Charges: Recklessly Cause Injury Unlawful Assault The Allegations: The client and his six-month-pregnant partner were having relationship issues. The client had been out with his friends and returned home late, which led to an argument

Serious Assault on Taxi Driver | Fine

The Court: Melbourne Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Kieran Burke The Charges: Recklessly Causing Serious Injury Recklessly Causing Injury Common Assault Affray Criminal Damage The Allegations: The client was out in the city drinking with a friend. They entered a taxi and argued with the taxi

Resist Arrest | Breach of Suspended Sentence | Broadmeadows

Charges: Resist Police x 2; drunk in a public place, breach of suspended sentence.

Assault | Criminal Damage | Breach IVO | Withdrawn

Charges: Recklessly cause injury, breach intervention order, criminal damage. Ringwood Magistrates’ Court.

Threat to Kill; Intentionally Causing Injury

Charges: The client was charged with Intentionally Causing Injury section 18 of the Crimes Act, Threat to Kill section 20 of the Crimes Act, Unlawful Assault or Common Assault

Recklessly Causing Injury – Dandenong

Charges Recklessly Causing Injury; Unlawful Assault Facts The client was out at a club. He was talking to the DJ when a female patron told him to get away from the records and pushed him backwards. The client fended her off and was then set

Arson Charges Case study

The Court: Melbourne Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Mike Brown The Charges: Arson The Allegations: This case involved multiple charges of arson, which caused almost $100,000 worth of damage to a residential building. The client had a recent history of mental illness and alcoholism, stemming from

Recklessly Causing Serious Injury | Correction Order

The Court: Frankston Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Rebecca Glew The Charges: Recklessly Causing Serious Injury Affray Assault by Kicking The Allegations: The client had been out at a nightclub with friends. The client’s friend got into an altercation with another patron inside the club. Both parties

Threat to Kill | Charges Withdrawn | Frankston

The Court: Frankston Magistrates Court The Lawyer: Hayden Brodie The Charges: Threat to Kill Assault with a Weapon Common Assault The Allegations: The client was a passenger on a train when a woman with whom he had previously had a family dispute also boarded the