Christine Parker, also known as Hunter, 54, of Mitchell Street, appealed against the severity of the one-month jail term in the Warrnambool County Court on Thursday.

She pleaded guilty to deception, theft and harassing a witness  in the Hamilton Magistrates Court in March this year and was jail and fined $1500.

Parker even went and picked up the victim in Geelong, took him to her solicitor’s office and then drove him back to Geelong in an attempt to have the eight original charges withdrawn.

She stole a number of items from the disability pensioner which led to the charges.

Judge Gerard Mullaly heard that after being charged by police Parker made more than 100 phone calls putting pressure on the victim to withdraw the charges.

In one 12-day period she rang him 51 times.

Parker also admitted she had a criminal record involving mostly minor offences.

She is a mother of four children, the grandmother of 13 kids and helps care for her mother, her disabled brother and with taking a granddaughter to Melbourne for hospital treatment.

Parker is also three months into a Salvation Army positive lifestyle program.

The maximum penalty for harassing a witness is a 12-month jail term.

After hearing the appeal, Judge Mullaly ordered that Parker be assessed for a community corrections order.

​ Parker was found suitable to do a community corrections order, being described as a medium risk of reoffending.

She was convicted, placed on a nine-month order, with the condition she do 90 hours of community work.

Judge Mullaly said Parker‘s offending had been prompted by panic and a CCO was appropriate.