19 Dec 2017
R v TAIKATO [2017] NZHC 3249
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 3249
- Court
- High Court
The application to vacate guilty pleas is dismissed because the defendant entered his pleas knowingly and voluntarily after informed advice, expressly admitted culpability to counsel, and the proffered alibi and supporting affidavits were not credible or persuasive; therefore no miscarriage of justice would result from requiring the defendant to maintain his guilty pleas.