Gabriel Yad-Elohim was yesterday sentenced to at least 13 years in prison for the murder of 69-year-old Michael Mulholland.
Yad-Elohim, who had a history of schizophrenia, was discharged from Auckland Hospital’s mental health ward after doctors deemed him to be well enough.
Seventy-two hours later he had stomped pensioner Michael Mulholland to death.
He had initially presented himself to the hospital, saying he was hearing voices telling him to kill people. Read full article here
After two years of going through the court system, a client was found not guilty at judge alone trial under the assistance of Spencer, who successfully convinced the judge that there was reasonable doubt in the client being reckless in receiving the stolen property.
A client was declined entry into the Diversion programme- a Police led initiative which may allow first time offenders to do self-improvement courses instead of receiving a conviction.
Spencer successfully led the client through the right to review process, having the Police reconsider their decision and offer Diversion to her after all.
We are happy to advise that our law clerk, Spencer Wells, has recently been admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court.
He has now begun his role within Goodwin Law as a junior barrister, and we look forward to watching his development.
We advise that after close to 5 years working at Goodwin Law, Ciara Chester-Cronin has left the practice, effective from 4 April 2025. We wish her all the best with her future endeavours.
We are pleased to announce that Ciara will be replaced by another successful criminal lawyer, who commences on 12 April (details to be announced shortly). Our law clerk Spencer Wells, who has worked for the practice for 3 years, moves into a fulltime role as a junior following his admission to the Bar on 23 May.