The Court dismissed a bail application pending appeal under s 9E of the Bail Act 1992 (ACT), finding that the self-represented applicant failed to establish special or exceptional circumstances. The Court held that the applicant's ground alleging a breached agreement with the DPP was unsupported by the evidence, which showed the agreed downgrading of the assault charge was in fact honoured. The ground alleging the Magistrate improperly considered the applicant's criminal history was rejected on review of the transcript, and the Court found no reasonable prospects of success on manifest excess given the applicant's criminal history, bail breaches, lack of remorse, and the concurrent sentence structure.
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