5 Apr 2019
MACDONALD v R [2019] NZCA 91
- Citation
- [2019] NZCA 91
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court upheld the District Court's assessment that the offending was moderately serious and that the evidence did not establish the direct and indirect consequences of conviction (notably US entry issues) would be out of all proportion to the gravity of the offending; accordingly s107 was not satisfied and discharge without conviction was properly refused, and permanent name suppression was not justified.