Judge Martin Blackmore said time previously spent on remand by Karlo Clayton Scott, 40, should have been taken into consideration when he was sentenced in December.

Scott spent 58 days in jail from March 21 last year before being released on bail.

Magistrate Megan Greenwood sentenced him in early December to six months’ jail, but a severity appeal was lodged against the period imposed on an assault charge relating to spitting on a doctor.

Judge Blackmore cut the jail term from five months to three months with a further two months to be served on the intimidation offence.

A month of both sentences is concurrent, with Scott’s release date now March 7 instead of being in May.

Scott made threats to the wife of Oaklands policeman Stephen Nolan when he was away working at Mulwala.

She was at home with her two daughters on March 20 last year and made an urgent call to her husband, who organised friends to keep a watch on the house while police rushed to the scene.

Scott, who has a brain injury and long-time alcohol problem, was also sentenced over an incident at Berrigan on December 31, 2010, when was heavily intoxicated and lying in a gutter.

He had been drinking home-made ouzo, abused police and attempted to punch an officer while rolling around on gravel and refusing to reveal his identity.

When an officer concerned for his safety bent over him, Scott swung his left arm around in an attempt to hit the officer, grazing the tip of his nose.

They had to drag Scott out from under their vehicle and noticed he had a cut above his eye and blood in his mouth.

He was taken to the hospital at Finley where he was restrained but he still managed to spit saliva and blood onto the chest and neck of a doctor.

Scott threatened to kill both police officers and was transferred to Albury Base Hospital with his face covered with fabric to prevent him spitting at nurses, ambulance officers and police.