6 Mar 2019
METHVEN v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2019] NZHC 357
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 357
- Court
- High Court
The guilty pleas were knowingly and voluntarily entered after competent legal advice and repeated confirmation on the record; the prison medical notes are insufficient to show the appellant was unfit to plead; there is no credible evidence of a tenable defence because the appellant remained on the property after being repeatedly asked to leave; accordingly no miscarriage of justice occurred and the pleas were not vacated.