10 Dec 2021
BUTLER v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZHC 3385
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 3385
- Court
- High Court
The High Court dismissed the appeal because the trial judge made a logical, evidence-based assessment accepting the victims' testimony corroborated by photographs and the appellant's admissions; the judge properly negated self-defence and lawfully convicted on assault, possession of offensive weapon and intentional damage; the 21-month delay was not unjustifiable or prejudicial such as to require a stay and was accounted for in sentencing; the judge's interventions in cross-examination were appropriate to ensure relevance and fairness and did not constitute judicial bias or cause a miscarriag…