REGINA v Charbel RAHME [2003] NSWCA 135

REGINA v Charbel RAHME [2003] NSWCA 135

Bail should not have been granted as the putative appeal is not most likely to succeed, especially regarding convictions on counts four and five, constituting serious offences; Parliament has made its position clear under Bail Act s30AA.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
16 May 2003
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Bail Review After Conviction, Prior to Sentencing
Outcome
bail revoked
Legal Topics
['bail' 'appeal' 'child Prostitution' 'sexual Offences' 'conviction' 'bail Act 1978 S30 Aa']
['criminal Law'] ['bail' 'appeal' 'child Prostitution' 'sexual Offences' 'conviction' 'bail Act 1978 S30 Aa']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Bail Review After Conviction, Prior to Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether bail should be revoked after conviction and prior to sentencing when an appeal is foreshadowed' "Whether 'special or exceptional circumstances' exist justifying bail under Bail Act 1978 s30AA"]

Ratio Decidendi

Bail should not have been granted as the putative appeal is not most likely to succeed, especially regarding convictions on counts four and five, constituting serious offences; Parliament has made its position clear under Bail Act s30AA.

Court Disposition

bail revoked

Orders

  • ['bail revoked' 'offender ordered to be committed to prison']