1 May 2023
M v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2023] NZHC 995
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 995
- Court
- High Court
Leave to appeal out of time was granted and fresh evidence admitted; the expert evidence established untreated ADHD was a significant contributing factor to the appellant's offending, reducing culpability and overall gravity; the adverse employment and professional consequences of the convictions are out of all proportion to the gravity of the offences under s107 Sentencing Act 2002; accordingly the convictions within the High Court's appellate jurisdiction were set aside and the appellant discharged without conviction; the possession of an offensive weapon conviction remains unaffected becau…