R v Christodoulou [2005] NSWSC 1362

R v Christodoulou [2005] NSWSC 1362

Bail was refused because the applicant was committed on serious charges carrying significant potential sentences, had breached apprehended domestic violence orders and bail previously, and there was a real risk of flight and danger to the complainant; the trial was not far off and there was no sufficient reason to grant bail.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 December 2005
Procedural Posture
Criminal Law Bail Application / Application for Bail Pending Trial
Outcome
Bail refused
Legal Topics
['bail Application' 'strength of Crown Case' 'committal Proceedings' 'apprehended Domestic Violence Order' 'protection of Complainant']
['criminal Law'] ['bail Application' 'strength of Crown Case' 'committal Proceedings' 'apprehended Domestic Violence Order' 'protection of Complainant']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Law Bail Application / Application for Bail Pending Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether bail should be granted to an accused committed for trial on serious charges' 'Relevance of the strength of the Crown case in bail hearings' 'Appropriateness of calling defence evidence at bail hearing to attack Crown case']

Ratio Decidendi

Bail was refused because the applicant was committed on serious charges carrying significant potential sentences, had breached apprehended domestic violence orders and bail previously, and there was a real risk of flight and danger to the complainant; the trial was not far off and there was no sufficient reason to grant bail.

Court Disposition

Bail refused

Orders

  • ['Bail is refused.']