31 Jul 2020
REID v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2020] NZHC 1917
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 1917
- Court
- High Court
The appeal is dismissed because the trial judge provided adequate reasons, appropriately limited reliance to uncontested or reasonably inferable matters, correctly assessed that the prosecution negated any reasonable need for the appellant to act in self‑defence (he could have withdrawn and was materially stronger), and did not apply an incorrect legal test or impose a duty to retreat; any imperfect wording did not constitute legal error.