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Ms Dowling represented client who was charged with possession of child exploitation material. Client was sentenced to 8 months immediate imprisonment suspended for 12 months.

Client represented by Curt Hofmann and charged with sexual penetration without consent and indecent assault charges walks away a free man after a jury acquits him of all charges after a four-day trial.

Client charged with assault during a night out at a pub had charge dropped due to no reasonable prospect of conviction.

Mr Hofmann’s client who was charged with unlawful and indecent assault was acquitted after trial in the Perth Children’s Court and was awarded costs.

Our client, represented by Ms Toni Hackney in the Northam Magistrates Court, plead guilty to two charges of aggravated assault occasioning bodily harm and was sentenced to a nine-month community-based order (“CBO”) with supervision and program requirements. A spent conviction was also ordered.

Client charged with persistently engaging in family violence and aggravated common assault has matter discontinued on day of trial due to want of prosecution. Client was awarded the sum of $3,945 in costs.

Client charged with careless driving causing bodily harm receives a $4,000 fine and 6 months licence disqualification.

Client charged with indecent dealings has all charges discontinued due to no reasonable prospect of conviction.

Woman charged with careless driving causing death and careless driving causing grievous bodily harm receives a fine of $10,000 and disqualified from driving for three months.

Mr Hofmann represented our client who was charged with indecent acts in public. Client receives an $800 and a spent conviction.

Mr Hofmann represented our client in the Perth District Court in relation to historical child sex offences. The jury found our client not guilty on all counts after a short deliberation.

Ms Dowling successfully defended client accused of child sex offences obtaining an acquittal on all charges after three day trial in the Perth District Court.

After negotiations with police our client’s charge of impeded breath was downgraded to a charge of aggravated common assault following which our client pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a Community Based Order.;

Client receives a conditionally suspended imprisonment order for a road rage incident.

After a six day trial in the Perth District Court, Katherine Dowling’s client was acquitted of the charges of Aggravated Sexual Penetration without Consent, Deprivation of Liberty and Threats to Kill.

As a consequence of extensive negotiations conducted with the police we were able to have a charge of aggravated grievous bodily harm downgraded to the less serious charge of aggravated assault occasioning bodily harm. The client was sentenced to a Community-Based Order of eight months and a spent conviction was granted.

Katherine Dowling represented our client before a Judge and jury in the Perth District Court in relation to a charge of sexual penetration without consent and indecent dealing. Our client was acquitted on both counts.

Client charged with serious traffic offences and represented by Curt Hofmann was found not guilty after a six day trial in the Geraldton District Court before Judge and jury.