Judge recuses himself in Rohan Dennis case of driving while disqualified
It will be a serious criminal offence, and you can expect that you would then have to serve the sentence that I have just imposed because you will have breached that bond by not being of good behaviour,
A new sentencing judge will hear the case of Rohan Dennis, who has pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified.
Judge Ian Press has recused himself from the case on the basis that a member of the public may deem him not impartial or unprejudiced given he presided over Dennis's previous sentence.
Background to the case
Rohan Dennis has previously pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while disqualified. Last year, Dennis was given a suspended sentence and a five-year driving ban for the events leading up to a crash which killed his wife, Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins.
Ms Hoskins, a two-time Olympian cyclist, was struck by a car driven by Dennis outside the couple's Medindie home in Adelaide's inner-north in December 2023.
Previous sentencing
When Dennis was sentenced for the crash, Judge Ian Press told him that if he was caught driving while disqualified he could expect to be sent to prison.