JH initially plead guilty to and was sentenced to four counts of shoot with intent to murder. In the District Court, he was sentenced to a total term of imprisonment of 15 years and a non-parole period of 10 years 6 months imprisonment.
Chris Cole acted in JH’s appeal with Arjun Chabra as Counsel in the Court of Criminal Appeal. JH’s appeal was successful, having his sentence reduced by a total of 8 years imprisonment and his non-parole period was reduced by 5 ½ years.
Such a significant reduction to his overall sentence is an extraordinary result.