Jack Anthony Blackburn has matter mentioned in Rockhampton Magistrates Court

A Rockhampton criminal lawyer’s court matters have progressed this week after he was charged with choking a woman and refused bail in April. Here’s what happened.

Rockhampton criminal lawyer Jack Anthony Blackburn’s court matters are to progress through a registry committal after he was charged with choking a woman and refused bail in April.

Mr Blackburn had his matters mentioned in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on July 13.

McGowran and Cagney Lawyers solicitor Mirren Smith said her firm had received instructions to do a registry committal.

“We are in the process of doing that now,” Ms Smith said.

“If I could seek three weeks to get that signed by both parties and filed.”

Magistrate Jason Schubert adjourned Mr Blackburn’s matters to August 3 and noted he was remanded in custody.

According to Queensland Courts, a registry committal is an administrative process that replaces the need for a committal hearing in the Magistrates Court.

Registry committals apply only to indictable offences and the parties must agree to the charge being committed to a higher court for sentencing or trial.

Mr Blackburn had applied for bail in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on April 12, which was refused by Mr Schubert.

It is alleged Mr Blackburn choked a woman twice on March 20.

He was charged with one count of choking/suffocation/strangulation (domestic violence offence).