Regina v Ronen & Ors [2005] NSWSC 322

Regina v Ronen & Ors [2005] NSWSC 322

Bail was refused because, after conviction, the offenders no longer enjoyed the presumption of innocence; the offences were serious and involved a longstanding and deliberate agreement to conceal income; the fraud was not trivial or insignificant; and nothing advanced by Senior Counsel for the offenders warranted the grant of bail pending sentence.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
28 January 2005
Procedural Posture
Criminal Bail Application / Application for Bail Pending Sentence After Conviction
Outcome
Bail refused; the offenders were remanded in custody until Monday 7 March 2005.
Legal Topics
['bail Pending Sentence' 'conspiracy to Defraud the Commonwealth' 'serious White Collar Crime' 'risk of Non Attendance' 'custodial Sentence']
['criminal Law' 'bail'] ['bail Pending Sentence' 'conspiracy to Defraud the Commonwealth' 'serious White Collar Crime' 'risk of Non Attendance' 'custodial Sentence']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Bail Application / Application for Bail Pending Sentence After Conviction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether bail should be granted to the offenders pending sentence after conviction on the two charges in the indictment.' 'Whether the seriousness of the charges and likelihood of a custodial sentence warranted refusal of bail.' 'Whether there was a risk that each offender would not attend for the sentencing hearing.']

Ratio Decidendi

Bail was refused because, after conviction, the offenders no longer enjoyed the presumption of innocence; the offences were serious and involved a longstanding and deliberate agreement to conceal income; the fraud was not trivial or insignificant; and nothing advanced by Senior Counsel for the offenders warranted the grant of bail pending sentence.

Court Disposition

Bail refused; the offenders were remanded in custody until Monday 7 March 2005.

Orders

  • ['Bail is refused.' 'The offenders are each remanded in custody until Monday 7 March 2005.']