A former magistrate would be placed at 'inevitable risk' if he is sent to prison for deception offences, the South Australian District Court has been told.
A former magistrate would be placed at "inevitable risk" if he is sent to prison for deception offences, the South Australian District Court has been told.Mr Harrap's lawyer claims he is at "inevitable risk" if sent to prisonBob Harrap is one of four people who've pleaded guilty, following an investigation by the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption.
"There is no doubt as a longstanding magistrate, a custodial sentence would place my client at high risk, inevitable risk, and there is always the prospect of him being systematically targeted by prisoners," defence lawyer David Edwardson QC said. "He's been punished enormously by the mere fact of admitting to that conduct, and he's lost his job."Prosecutor Peter Longson rejected most of the defence arguments, even unsuccessfully calling for the judge to revoke Mr Harrap's bail immediately.
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