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Senator Fisher's defence was that she was suffering from depression and a severe panic attack at the time of the offence. On 18 November, magistrate Kym Boxall cleared Fisher of shoplifting charges, but found her guilty of assault, although no conviction was recorded and no penalty was imposed.
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Adelaide supermarket in December 2010. Fisher said she would vigorously defend the claims. If convicted on either charge, Fisher would have lost her seat in the Senate.
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officially nominated Fisher as a senator on 6 June 2007. Fisher was sworn in as a South
Australian Senator on 12 June. Maria Kourtesis remained fourth on the SA Liberal Party Senate ticket for the 2007 election.
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and continuing to serve in public office would not be conducive to her recovery. On 10 August she delayed her resignation until 14 August. She pleaded guilty to shoplifting goods to the value of $ 73.62 from a
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