4 May 2022
MITCHELL v R [2022] NZCA 159
- Citation
- [2022] NZCA 159
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the certified protection order was valid and, given the appellant's history, knowledge could be inferred; the non-contact standard terms applied; the offence was complete when Ms L found the envelopes (contact occurred) so Mr L's evidence was unnecessary and his summons could be set aside; placing mail into the prison mail system constituted a proximate act amounting to an attempt; and the sentence was not manifestly excessive given the persistent flagrant breaches and aggravating features including offending while in custody, therefore both appeals were dismissed.