Matt and Ciara were prepared to start a 3 week jury retrial at Auckland District Court for LK charged with theft from her employer (x 3). The trial was adjourned as the Court had only allocated 2 weeks of hearing time. We have filed an application for a permanent stay of proceedings based on abuse of process, as 4 years has elapsed since LK was first charged and prejudice caused to her defence.
Not Guilty at Judge Alone Trial- Receiving property over $1000
After two years in the court system, the client was found not guilty at a judge-alone trial. Spencer successfully argued that there was reasonable doubt about whether the client had been reckless in receiving the stolen property.