In granting Marcus conditional bail until sentencing Justice James:
...ordered Einfeld to surrender his passports, not to approach any points of departure, and to report to Waverley Police Station in Sydney every Wednesday.
Which suggests that Marcus will recieve a custodial sentence for his gross dishonesty.
Funnily enough however I think it is the public disgrace that will hurt this priggish, activist, bore the most:
His barrister, Ian Barker QC, in the former Federal Court judge's sentencing hearing in the NSW Supreme Court on Friday, cited an article from Monday's Sydney Morning Herald newspaper which, he said, contained "nasty, vicious stuff".
Mr Barker said it demonstrated that journalists like the article's author thought they had a "licence to attack" the retired judge without restraint.
Such articles were "calculated to have a result they achieve - maximum humiliation", he told the court.
Mr Barker said the "persecution of Mr Einfeld" by some sections of the media was a factor which could be taken into account when sentencing the former judge.
The "persecution" has already begun:
THE collapse of Marcus Einfeld's public standing was almost complete this week after moves to strip the disgraced judge of his last remaining honours.
The NSW Bar Association launched proceedings this week aimed at having the disgraced former Federal Court judge expelled from the legal profession.
The Council of the Order of Australia is believed to be considering whether to recommend that he be stripped of his award.
The council, which advises Governor-General Quentin Bryce on when honours should be revoked, held an all-day meeting yesterday.
All so he could dodge a speeding fine.
UPDATE:
At the start of his sentencing hearing in the crowded Sydney court today, Einfeld's lawyer asked if his client could sit behind him.
But the Crown objected and Justice Bruce James said: "Mr Einfeld, you should go in the dock."
What sort of a criminal is this bloke?? Says a lot about the lefties in this country that they ever held such a tosser in high esteem.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right. This bloke was probably so in love with his own image that being shown for the type of person he is would be the best punishment he could receive. Not sure how a person in that position who knew exactly what he is doing could escape a custodial sentence. Wouldn't be a good look.
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