Craig v Police
[2024] NZSC 165
•5 December 2024
| IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND I TE KŌTI MANA NUI O AOTEAROA |
| SC 109/2024 [2024] NZSC 165 |
| BETWEEN | KYLE JAMES CRAIG |
| AND | NEW ZEALAND POLICE |
| Court: | Glazebrook, Ellen France and Miller JJ |
Counsel: | Applicant in person |
Judgment: | 5 December 2024 |
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
AThe interlocutory applications and application for bail are dismissed.
BThe application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
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REASONS
Mr Craig has sought leave to appeal direct from a judgment of the High Court dismissing his appeal against conviction and sentence.[1]
[1]Craig v New Zealand Police [2024] NZHC 2589 (Osborne J).
Mr Craig is currently serving a 16-month term of imprisonment imposed by the District Court on 19 January 2024 on three charges related to the breach of a protection order and two charges related to the possession of cannabis and refusal to give particulars to enable the unlocking of his mobile phone.[2] He pleaded guilty to those charges.
[2]New Zealand Police v Craig [2024] NZDC 1030 (Judge Harvey).
There are no exceptional circumstances warranting a second appeal from the High Court to this Court.[3] The appeal raises no questions of general or public importance.[4] Nor is there anything to suggest the High Court was wrong.
[3]Senior Courts Act 2016, s 75.
[4]Section 74(2)(a).
We dismiss Mr Craig’s applications to file submissions in reply and be present at an oral leave hearing. We also dismiss Mr Craig’s application for bail.[5]
[5]Bail Act 2000, ss 14(1A) and 54.
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
Solicitors:
Te Tari Ture o te Karauna | Crown Law Office, Wellington for Respondent
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