R v GONCALVES Victor Manuel [2011] NSWSC 147

R v GONCALVES Victor Manuel [2011] NSWSC 147

Due to the strength of the Crown case, the large scale and ongoing nature of the drug offences, involvement of significant sums of money and firearms, and the applicant's relatively high role within the drug hierarchy, the applicant has not satisfied the Court that bail should not be refused, notwithstanding personal hardship including wedding disruption.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
10 March 2011
Procedural Posture
Bail Application / Interlocutory
Outcome
Bail refused
Legal Topics
['bail' 'drug Offences' 'supply of Commercial Quantity' 'proceeds of Crime']
['criminal Law'] ['bail' 'drug Offences' 'supply of Commercial Quantity' 'proceeds of Crime']

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Procedural Posture

Bail Application / Interlocutory

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether applicant satisfied court that bail should not be refused under s 8A of the Bail Act 1978 for serious drug charges' 'Strength of the Crown case regarding supply of commercial quantity of cocaine' 'Weighing personal circumstances and community ties against the presumption against bail']

Ratio Decidendi

Due to the strength of the Crown case, the large scale and ongoing nature of the drug offences, involvement of significant sums of money and firearms, and the applicant's relatively high role within the drug hierarchy, the applicant has not satisfied the Court that bail should not be refused, notwithstanding personal hardship including wedding disruption.

Court Disposition

Bail refused

Orders

  • ['Bail refused']