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Whether you’ve received a minor traffic infringement or have more serious charges, being involved in a criminal case is highly stressful. Yet, no matter the size or seriousness of your case, we are dedicated to helping you through the process from start to finish.
Criminal law involves substantial risks and significant outcomes. Individuals deserve our seasoned experience and proficiency to guide them through this challenging process. Our lawyers can provide you with advice, and offer strong representation across Nowra.
First Steps When Charged With a Criminal Offence
If you or a family member in Nowra has been charged with a criminal offence, or wants to appeal a guilty verdict or the severity of a sentence, it’s crucial that you seek advice from an experienced criminal lawyer as soon as possible.
Whether you stand to lose your licence or are facing heavy penalties such as gaol time, we recognise that the outcome of a criminal court case can be life-changing, so you need to secure the best legal representation possible. Even the impacts of a relatively minor offence may be long-lasting.
If you or a loved one is detained in Nowra, we can make an application to the court to seek bail.
From there, our Nowra-based criminal lawyers can develop the best defence strategy for your circumstances and advise you on the likely outcomes. At every stage of this stressful journey, we will guide you through the process, provide appropriate solutions, and help you decide on the best course of action.
Criminal Offences
Our criminal lawyers in Nowra have experience defending clients facing a wide range of criminal offences, including:
- Weapons and firearms offences
- Prohibited drug offences, such as possession, supply, drug trafficking, drug manufacture and drug importation
- Theft offences
- Assault offences, including domestic violence,
- Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs)
- Driving Under the Influence offences
- Fraud offences, including forgery, larceny, embezzlement, money laundering and identity theft
- Property offences
- Driving and traffic offences
- Alcohol related offences
- Murder and manslaughter
- Appeals
How Maguire & McInerney Lawyers Can Help
Maguire & McInerney Lawyers has a long-established and enviable record in criminal law advocacy in Nowra. We have extensive experience in a range of criminal law matters, from traffic offences, and all types of serious criminal matters including drug offences and murder.
Our criminal lawyers in Nowra know what it takes to get you the best possible result. We appear in all jurisdictions, ranging from the Children’s Court and Local Court to the District and Supreme Court.
Our team is compassionate and understanding towards our client’s situations. We understand just how stressful and traumatic it can be to face criminal offences and their potentially significant impacts. Our key priority is reaching a satisfactory resolution for our clients as quickly as possible. We provide honest, straightforward advice to assist our clients to make decisions.
We are available to appear at the following Courts:
- Wollongong;
- Moss Vale;
- Kiama;
- Port Kembla;
- Albion Park;
- Picton;
- Nowra
- All Sydney courts including the Downing Centre, Sutherland and Campbelltown
For any criminal proceeding in the Local Court, we can provide a fixed-fee agreement at a very competitive price. Please contact us for further information.
If you need advice on a criminal law charge, or to learn more about our services, get in touch with our top criminal lawyers, Alyce Fisher, and Lewis Bonney today. We operate in Nowra and the wider Illawarra as well as Greater Sydney.
Steps To Get Started
FAQs
Yes, in NSW there are two types of AVOs – an ADVO (Apprehended Domestic Violence Order) and an APVO (Apprehended Personal Violence Order).
In NSW, an AVO can be applied for directly through the court system, or via the police.
A Charge in New South Wales is generally initiated by New South Wales Police Force or other prosecuting body, such as the Department of Fisheries and the allegation is described as a Court Attendance Notice (CAN). The CAN is first heard in a Local Court situated in the vicinity of the alleged offence being committed. Depending on the type of offence and the Court’s jurisidiction, the matter may be mentioned, heard or finalised at one or a number of the different levels of the Justice System. Where a Defendant is required to provide a plea to a Court Attendance Notice, seeking our legal advice is strongly advised as a plea of guilty or a conviction may lead to serious consequences, including imprisonment.
An Apprehended Violence Order (AVO), or Restraining Order, is a court order issued to protect a person, whether that be from physical, sexual or other kinds of abuse.
The Criminal Justice System in NSW is where criminal offences against the State including indictable and summary matters are heard and finalised through the three levels of our courts, Local Court, District Court and Supreme Court. The matters deal with allegations that persons may face by breaching the criminal code such as crime, drug, traffic and summary offences. We deal with the current issues that clients face in the Justice System such as Domestic Violence, how the Court considers the options in sentencing, Bail, Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Mental Health and representation on Appealing a Court’s decision.
Whilst generally, Criminal Law is a matter involving an offence against the State (or community) and a Civil Matter involves a wrong against another party, the lines are often blurred, such as in Cases of Fraud, Misrepresentations and Property disputes.
