Good afternoon Mr McLachlan,

 

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[4]http://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/shared... Alex Pickard
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-----Original Message-----
From: S. McLachlan [mailto:[FOI #7460 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 15 March 2018 9:17 p.m.
To: correspondence, official <[Ministry of Justice request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Convictions of specific offences
by a specific Judicial Officer

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

Please provide a list of court cases, that have proceeded to defended
hearings, for the offences of:

Sustained Loss of Traction

Unnecessary Exhibition of Speed or Acceleration Operating a Vehicle in an
Unauthorised Street Race

 

which have been heard by Judge Raoul Neave, since the introduction of the
amendment to the Land Transport Act 1998, which introduced these offences,
or as far back as practicable.

 

Alternatively, please provide a summary of the numbers of these offences,
for which Judge Neave has convicted the defendant, in comparison to those
for which he has acquitted the defendant.

 

Yours faithfully,

Mr S. McLachlan

 

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