A LAWYER's plea for leniency for his client was met with surprise in the Wentworth Local Court.

On Tuesday, Brook Madden, 23, of Cullulleraine, was sentenced for a drink driving offence committed at Boeill Creek on Australia Day this year.

The court heard he rolled his Blue Toyota Hilux on Boeill Creek Road shortly after 12am, while intending to drive to the Gol Gol Hotel, approximately 16km awa...