The test for bail pending appeal in Western Australia requires the applicant to demonstrate a strongly arguable case on appeal giving rise to real concern that the applicant would suffer injustice by being kept in custody on an unsound conviction. A ground of appeal alleging misdirection must be assessed in the context of the directions as a whole, and a ground alleging manifest excess must be assessed against the seriousness of the offending and relevant sentencing considerations.
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