Mohr v R (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 1955

Mohr v R (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 1955

The court refused the application for variation, deciding that house arrest better ameliorates flight risk given the imperfections in electronic monitoring and the weight of law enforcement's preference. The applicant's compliance with bail was acknowledged, but not determinative.

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 December 2018
Procedural Posture
Bail Variation Application / Application for Variation of Bail Conditions
Outcome
Application for variation refused
Legal Topics
['variation of Bail Conditions' 'house Arrest' 'electronic Monitoring' 'show Cause Offences']
['criminal Law' 'bail'] ['variation of Bail Conditions' 'house Arrest' 'electronic Monitoring' 'show Cause Offences']

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Procedural Posture

Bail Variation Application / Application for Variation of Bail Conditions

  1. 1 ['Whether house arrest condition should be deleted and replaced with electronic monitoring on bail']

Ratio Decidendi

The court refused the application for variation, deciding that house arrest better ameliorates flight risk given the imperfections in electronic monitoring and the weight of law enforcement's preference. The applicant's compliance with bail was acknowledged, but not determinative.

Court Disposition

Application for variation refused

Orders

  • ['Application for variation of bail conditions refused']