18 Mar 2022
RITCHIE v POLICE [2022] NZHC 494
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 494
- Court
- High Court
Judge Turner correctly found the prosecution had a strong circumstantial case identifying the appellant as the driver, defence counsel's advice was reasonable and not materially deficient, the arrest/detention did not render the evidential breath test inadmissible, and therefore refusal to allow withdrawal of guilty pleas did not create a miscarriage of justice; appeal dismissed and convictions upheld.