Assault on police officer

A brawl erupted outside a popular music venue in the early hours of the morning. Our client was tackled to the ground by police officers and, in the course of the arrest he punched one of the police officers several times. The Police charged our client with Assaulting and Obstructing a public officer. At trial, our client was acquitted of the more serious charge of Assaulting a public officer and convicted of the Obstruction charge. He received a modest fine. We successfully applied for a spent conviction order and obtained costs from the prosecution.