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Peter Marshall
Kaiwhakahaere o te tīma ture taihara | Crown Counsel & Team Manager, Criminal Team
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Te Tari Ture o te Karauna Crown Law Office
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19 Aitken Street | PO Box 2858 | Wellington 6011
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From: Annett-Wood, Jessie <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 30 March 2026 3:15 pm
To: Peter Marshall <[email address]>
Subject: FW: SC 130/2024 G v R
Kia ora Peter,
My team is responsible for sentencing policy here at Justice. I’m just following up on the briefing Madeleine
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mentions below – will it be copied to Min Goldsmith? Is it possible for us to see it?
Thanks,
Jessie
Jessie Annett-Wood
Policy Manager | Sentencing and Rehabilitation
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
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DX Box SX10088 | Wellington
[email address] | justice.govt.nz
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From: Madeleine Laracy <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 24 March 2026 8:26 pm
To: Noyce, Megan <[email address]>; Greaney, Caroline <[email address]>
Cc: Jessica Pridgeon <[email address]>
Subject: Fw: SC 130/2024 G v R
Evening Caroline and Megan,
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We will brief our minister, but I just wanted you to note this decision, and your criminal justice policy
team should at least be aware of it.
Are you also able please to forward it to Oranga Tamariki criminal justice policy team as it concerns
the change to the long-standing understanding of the relationship between the youth court
jurisdiction and the district court when it comes to sentencing.
Nga mihi Madeleine
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From: Jessica Pridgeon <[email address]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 2:35 PM
To: Madeleine Laracy <[email address]>; Peter Marshall
<[email address]>; Nicky Wynne <[email address]>
Subject: FW: SC 130/2024 G v R
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appeal allowed. just reading now.
Nāku noa, nā
Jessica Pridgeon (she/her)
Rōia i te tīma ture taihara | Crown Counsel in the Criminal Team
Te Tari Ture o te Karauna | Crown Law Office
M: s9(2)(a)
Level 8 | 188 Quay Street | Auckland 1010
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From: Wiegand, Luc <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 24 March 2026 2:31 pm
To: William Harvey <[email address]>; Jessica Pridgeon <[email address]>;
Emily Blincoe <[email address]>; '[email address]' <[email address]>; 'Rennie Gould'
<[email address]>; Emma Hoskin <[email address]>
Cc: Shelley Smith <[email address]>
Subject: RE: SC 130/2024 G v R
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Tēnā koutou,
SC 130/2024 G (SC 130/2024) v R
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Please find attached the Supreme Court judgment on the above appeal, as well as the media release and notice of
result.
Nāku noa, nā
Luc
Supreme Court of New Zealand
85 Lambton Quay, DX SX 11224,
Te Kōti Mana Nui o Aotearoa
Wellington 6011, New Zealand
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Luc Wiegand
Telephone: s9(2)(a)
Deputy Registrar
Email: [email address]
Website: courtsofnz.govt.nz
From: Wiegand, Luc
Sent: Friday, 20 March 2026 2:15 pm
To: [email address]; [email address]; [email address];
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[email address]; 'Rennie Gould' <[email address]>; '[email address]'
<[email address]>
Cc: [email address]
Subject: SC 130/2024 G v R
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Tēnā koutou,
SC 130/2024 s9(2)(a)
v The King
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The judgment on the above substantive criminal appeal will be delivered in the Supreme Court on Tuesday 24 March
2026 at 2:15 pm.
Please arrange for appearances in Court on Tuesday. If you are unable to attend, please arrange an agent to be here on
your behalf.
We are also able to arrange for counsel to appear via VMR if this method is preferred.
Please advise the Registry no later than 12.00pm on Monday 23 March 2026 if appearance via VMR is
required.
Copies of the judgment and press release will be emailed to counsel as soon as the judgment has been delivered in
Court. Hard copies will also be available from the Registry counter.
It would be greatly appreciated if you could confirm receipt of this email.
Ngā mihi nui
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Luc
Supreme Court of New Zealand
85 Lambton Quay, DX SX 11224,
Te Kōti Mana Nui o Aotearoa
Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Luc Wiegand
Telephone: s9(2)(a)
Court Registry Officer
Email: [email address]
Website: courtsofnz.govt.nz
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