by Mariner Fagaiava-Muller Tiana Epati spent four years as president of the New Zealand Law Society, but was denied entry into court today when security wrongly thought she was one of the accused. The barrister and former crown prosecutor posted about the incident to her Instagram story on Monday. “So it finally happened. Got mistaken for a criminal defendant this morning when going to enter court,” she wrote. “Held up by security and asked for my name on the [court appearance] list.” “Thought I would include a selfie to show I was actually wearing one of my nicest suits too.