16 Oct 2020
PARKER v R [2020] NZCA 502
- Citation
- (2020) 29 CRNZ[23
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Although the appellant established the s202 threshold of likely undue hardship, the High Court rightly exercised its discretion to refuse permanent name suppression because the seriousness of the defendants' offending, the appellant's alleged connection to the importation and supply, the public interest in the police decision not to charge and the fundamental principle of open justice collectively outweighed the hardship; the Crown's partial retraction was neutral and did not demonstrate error in the exercise of discretion, and appellate interference was unjustified absent a legal or plainly…