‘The Mentalist’ star Simon Baker admits drinking, driving in Australia
MULLUMBIMBY, Australia — Actor and director Simon Baker, best known for his role as Patrick Jane in the CBS drama series “The Mentalist,” avoided a conviction…
ACT Bar Association rejects proposal to scrap good-character references in sentencing convicted child sexual abusers
In short: The ACT Bar Association says it will not support a proposed reform to stop people convicted of child sexual abuse using good-character references in their court…
Questions arise over character references used to help sex offender Jeffrey ‘Joffa’ Corfe escape jail time
The use of references in criminal sentencing has come under scrutiny after revelations an outdated character reference was provided to help defend child-sex offender Jeffrey "Joffa" Corfe without…