7 Feb 2019
LEWIS v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2019] NZHC 100
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 100
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held that the appellant's comment to police, combined with the machete's immediate proximity and his attempt to prevent the search, supported findings of knowledge and assumption of control such that the machete was 'with' him under s 202A(4)(a); therefore the conviction was upheld and no miscarriage of justice occurred.