Leading Criminal Lawyer, Steven Mercael, appeared for a man charged with the importation of 220 Kilograms of Cocaine.
The case against our client was that he was captured on CCTV footage as well as conversations with an informant over weeks leading up to the importation. This was disputed by the Steven Mercael at the bail hearing. Mr Mercael argued that only some of the later conversations were recorded and without a proper context they did not show his involvement in the importation.Â
Mr Mercael argued that there was no evidence that could support the charge beyond a reasonable doubt at any future trial. Mr Mercael relied upon the issues that the prosecution will face at trial with a very uncredible police informant and argued that the CCTV footage could not identify his client clearly. He argued that the clothing said to be worn by his client was located at a property of another individual with a similar height and build. Mr Mercael further argued that our client had to be at liberty to prepare his defence and to earn funds to support his young family as well as his legal team. Our bail application lawyers put forward a strong and compelling case for our client to be granted bail.Â
The court agreed that the case against our client was of medium strength taking into account the evidence put forward by the application and bail was granted.
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