7 May 2018
SMITH v THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2018] NZHC 980 [8 May 2018]
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 980
- Court
- High Court
The March 2018 warrant lawfully detained the applicant; the habeas corpus procedure cannot be used to re‑open or substitute for bail rulings of a court of competent jurisdiction or to relitigate jurisdictional challenges already rejected on appeal; the application was based on pseudo‑legal claims and therefore an abuse of process, so the habeas corpus writ was refused.