So the Crown wants convictions but no jail time.
The defence wants a penalty without recorded convictions.
And whatever happens after the court likely he faces a lifetime football ban.
And yeah Davila is being pictured as the ringleader and will struggle to avoid some time behind bars.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360827641/former-all-white-clayton-lewis-targeted-and-exploited-league-spot-fixing-scheme-court-told
She submitted Lewis had already suffered significant punishment, having most likely lost any future ability to earn a living from football, revealing Football Australia had issued her client with a "show cause" notice seeking a lifetime ban from the sport.
The defence wants a penalty without recorded convictions.
And whatever happens after the court likely he faces a lifetime football ban.
And yeah Davila is being pictured as the ringleader and will struggle to avoid some time behind bars.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360827641/former-all-white-clayton-lewis-targeted-and-exploited-league-spot-fixing-scheme-court-told
She submitted Lewis had already suffered significant punishment, having most likely lost any future ability to earn a living from football, revealing Football Australia had issued her client with a "show cause" notice seeking a lifetime ban from the sport.
Lewis' pleas for leniency from the court were supported by letters from representatives of New Zealand Football and the Wellington Phoenix, who spoke of the Kiwi star's work ethic, reliability and humility.
Baccus' lawyer also submitted that his client's involvement in the spot-fixing scheme, considered one of the biggest sports corruption scandals in Australia, was a one-off.
Wrench told the court that after the Sydney FC game in December 2023, Baccus was approached by Davila and asked to participate again. Baccus declined.
"It was voluntary cessation, he didn't want to be part of it."
The Crown was seeking a community correction order for both Lewis and Baccus, and asked the magistrate to consider "what message it would send to the football community" if convictions for the offending were not entered.
After hearing the lengthy submissions, magistrate Michael Blair adjourned the hearing until next Wednesday, when he was expected to hand down his sentence.