29 Apr 2022
EPERE v POLICE [2022] NZHC 866
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 866
- Court
- High Court
Unanimous expert evidence established a lifelong, significant intellectual disability rendering the appellant unable to understand court processes, appreciate pleas, or instruct counsel such that he was likely unfit to stand trial for the majority if not all charges; this constituted a miscarriage of justice, warranting quashing of convictions and entry of acquittals; extension of time to file the appeal was granted.