27 May 2022
BOURKE v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2022] NZHC 1210
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 1210
- Court
- High Court
The appellant provided sufficient evidence to raise a plausible honest mistake that the suspension did not take immediate effect; the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant knew he was disqualified, the trial judge erred in assessing the evidence, and accordingly the conviction was quashed.