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“She was a guest in your house and she was your partner’s sister. She had looked up to you as a big brother,” a judge told the man (file photo).
A man who raped his sister-in-law said he was so disgusted at himself that he’d take the death penalty. The 36-year-old man was jailed for almost five years by Judge Stephen Clark at Hamilton District Court on Monday. He can’t be named, to avoid identifying the woman he raped after she fell asleep on his couch in January 2021. He had drunk “far too much” that night and was remorseful and gutted, defence lawyer Glen Prentice said.
“I’m truly apologetic … It’s interesting to find out things that are new about yourself.” The judge initially planned to be a drummer in a rock band but, at 23, realised he didn’t have the talent, he said. The lawyers he’d flatted with “seemed to know everything” so he decided to study law.
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A pōwhiri was held before Judge Philip Connell’s final sitting at Hamilton District Court on Friday. He’s pictured, right, sharing a hongi with Judge Glen Marshall. That led to 40 years of defending, prosecuting and judging people accused of the most serious crimes, said Judge Garry Collin, who presided over the sitting.
Change in the wind for Whanganui District Court and justice system
9 May, 2021 05:01 PM
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Both the place and the manner of doing justice could be up for a change in Whanganui. Photo / NZME
Both the place and the manner of doing justice could be up for a change in Whanganui. Photo / NZME
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Change is in the wind for the way justice is done in Whanganui - but it may come slowly. There is early talk about a new courthouse, the Chief District Court Judge has announced a
The incident caused a manhunt across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato region. He was later located at a property in Hamilton East before appearing at Hamilton District Court on Wednesday, March 24. Curtis was then charged with numerous offences including knowingly using a firearm against a member of police, failing to stop, driving while disqualified, receiving a stolen $120,000 black A8 Audi and charges related to methamphetamine. Curtis pleaded not guilty to all charges and elected a trial by jury. Curtis has been remanded in custody until a crown case review hearing on June 24. A second case review hearing has been set for May 27, with Crown set to consider whether earlier charges faced by Curtis should be joined.
Tairua boat rage: Convicted murderer admits boat rage role, convicted and fined
5 May, 2021 12:12 AM
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No comment from John Dixon as he left court after admitting his role in a boat rage incident at a Coromandel wharf. Video / Belinda Feek
No comment from John Dixon as he left court after admitting his role in a boat rage incident at a Coromandel wharf. Video / Belinda Feek
A convicted murderer has admitted his role in a boat rage incident at a Coromandel wharf that went around the world.
John Frederick Dixon today admitted doing a dangerous activity involving ships and assaulting Catherine Maree Browning at Tairua on January 23.