district court

If the defendant was to enter a plea of guilt to 1 count of assault, occasioning grievous bodily harm and 1 count of willful damage (this plea being entered the week prior to trial in a district court), and the prosecution was to accept this, what type of sentencing will occur? I'm aware of...

Hi I have never been arrested or charged with anything in my life (49 years old) until August 2015. The matter is still before the District Court and the Arresting Officer was recently cross examined in a pre-trial hearing. The officer admitted that he provided a false statement and also...

I'm in the process of going to trial in the district court arising from false allegations having been made and believed by the police. I've heard that accusers are not being charged with perjury in a Domestic Violence related matter. Is this true? Can hardly believe that an estimated $200k + has...

Hi, I have a few questions regarding parental/ legal rights to a child post-completion of 2 year domestic violence order or DVO. The biological father of my now 11.5 month old son was placed under a 2-year (no conditions) domestic violence protective order when my son was 4 months old. The...

I am very interested in knowing what powers a "Plain Clothes Constable" has in Queensland, particularly in their First / Second years of service (eg. the First Year Constable Program or the subsequent year). Would they generally be expected to have the authority to perform Investigations and...

A trustee in bankruptcy is getting sued by a bankrupt whose estate he is administrating and the bankrupt's wife for her equity in real estate as beneficial owner (to which the trustee had no entitlement), being wrongly siezed and sold by the trustee who thinks he is above the law, and who is now...

Hello I'm wondering what the difference is between 18B(1),(2) and 25(1) in DMTA. If I gave 3 grams of marijuna to my friend in Dec, 2013 and am wondering what I did applies to 18B(1),(2) or 25(1) I know that from Oct, 2013, Cannabis rescheduled to schedule 9, and NSW police provides...

I am attending federal district court next week for custody of children. My ex initiated the proceedings after a lawyer from legal aid advised me to sit and wait for him to try mediation. Then I was served "ex-parte" by a court bailiff. My question is why I have to travel to attend a court...

Apparently most cases are tried under the Local Court under s.135.2(1) of the Criminal Code 1995, which is federal. The more serious ones are in the District Court. So a federal offence, tried in a local court. So what rules of discovery would apply? Would it be the (VIC) Magistrates court...

In 2009, I was sentenced to 30 months jail and had my drivers licence disqualified absolute. I appealed the severity of the sentence and I won. It was reduced to 18 months with parole at 6 months. Unfortunately, my Legal rep. forgot to mention the disqualification length of my licence. At the...