CRIMINAL DEFENCE LAWYERS

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Introduction

For the vast majority of people, their first exposure to the New South Wales justice system occurs when they are charged with offences that are dealt with at the Local Court. This is because most offences committed each year are summary in nature, and as such are not serious enough to warrant appearances before the District Courts or the Supreme Court. Therefore, it is important that defendants understand the broad range of penalties that are available to Magistrates at the Local Courts, when they sentence someone on the basis of various sentencing principles. The sentencing options available to the Local Courts are either non-custodial or custodial in nature, with the former usually being given preference where possible. Read the rest of this entry »