WODONGA man Patrick Finlayson’s belligerent refusal to abide by the conditions of a bond has cost him a considerable amount of money and a 32-day stay in Junee jail.
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The situation has turned full circle with Finlayson agreeing to enter a bond imposed by a District Court judge.
Finlayson was convicted in his absence by magistrate Megan Greenwood in Albury Local Court on August 8 on two charges of doing security work without a licence.
Earlier Finlayson had stormed from court after referring to Ms Greenwood as “sweetheart” during an exchange.
He sought to have the charges dismissed and argued the prosecution “did not have an injured party”.
He later sent a written notice to the court saying it had no jurisdiction in the matter.
Ms Greenwood adjourned sentencing until September 1 so Finlayson could be notified to attend.
She told him she intended putting him on a bond if he would abide by the conditions of it.
Ms Greenwood said Finlayson’s offending was serious, as security officers played an important role.
She said Finlayson had held a licence, but had it taken from him and was told in person.
“You then proceeded to flagrantly breach the law,” Ms Greenwood said.
“I would have fined you and placed you on a good behaviour bond today.”
Ms Greenwood said Finlayson made it clear he did not accept jurisdiction of the court and left her with no choice.
He was given a two-month jail sentence for the first offence and a concurrent one-month term for the other matter.
Finlayson was taken into custody and Legal Aid solicitor Elizabeth Bushby lodged a severity appeal on his behalf on September 26.
Solicitor Dave Barron appeared in the District Court at Albury on behalf of Finlayson, who had flown from Melbourne to attend.
It was indicated to Judge Peter Whitford Finlayson was now prepared to enter a bond.
Judge Whitford imposed a one-month jail sentence on the first charge with the time already having been served.
Finlayson was put on a nine-month bond with conviction on the second charge.