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This is from a US article (cannot find an Australian link :sigh: ), and it says that a different court case will proceed even if the defendant is in prison. I wonder if the same applies here in Australia.
If it does - and I would hope that it would - Spedding may spend time in prison in NSW, then upon 'release' go straight to prison in Victoria ... presuming that the creep is found guilty, of course.
For example, someone in custody awaiting trial may be charged in another case in another county; or an inmate in a state prison may find that he is being charged with a another crime in a neighboring state.
In either situation, the issuing jurisdiction (the court that issued the warrant) may demand that the prisoner be brought before it to answer to the warrant. Usually, the defendant is transported to the court, enters a plea, and is returned to the original jail or prison, either right away or after additional proceedings. The original jail or prison and the issuing jurisdiction work out the details of where the prisoner will stay pending resolution of the case.
http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.co...endants-rights/warrant-while-incarcerated.htm
If it does - and I would hope that it would - Spedding may spend time in prison in NSW, then upon 'release' go straight to prison in Victoria ... presuming that the creep is found guilty, of course.
For example, someone in custody awaiting trial may be charged in another case in another county; or an inmate in a state prison may find that he is being charged with a another crime in a neighboring state.
In either situation, the issuing jurisdiction (the court that issued the warrant) may demand that the prisoner be brought before it to answer to the warrant. Usually, the defendant is transported to the court, enters a plea, and is returned to the original jail or prison, either right away or after additional proceedings. The original jail or prison and the issuing jurisdiction work out the details of where the prisoner will stay pending resolution of the case.
http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.co...endants-rights/warrant-while-incarcerated.htm