8 Jul 2021
MEIJLER v R [2021] NZCA 305
- Citation
- [2021] NZCA 305
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Leave to appeal was granted because the Court was satisfied there was a real risk of a miscarriage of justice unless the appeal proceeded: the District Court and High Court had not fully appreciated the extent and nature of the appellant's rehabilitation, the legitimate reasons for her failures to appear, and the proper assessment of gravity where long‑term addiction is a causative factor, raising issues of sufficient gravity to merit appellate consideration.