Our firm appeared for a young mother in the Brisbane Magistrates Court.
The client had been remanded in custody for a period of 32 days since her spate of offending.
She had committed a series of property offences in the company of another person. We submitted that this person had a more significant criminal history, was the principal offender, and was generally exerting his authority over the client. We argued that given the client’s minimal criminal history and her family obligations, that the time in custody should be declared as time served.
We also submitted that given the client’s need for assistance in the community, a period of probation would be a suitable penalty. The Magistrate accepted these submissions, released our client from custody and ordered that she be subject to probation for a 2 year period. This was an excellent result for the client, who will certainly benefit from assistance and supervision while getting her life back on track.
