HHeadlines Read More Court of Appeal reviews Kawerau man Jade Raymond Mellow’s sentencing discounts after crime spreeAugust 28, 2025 A minimum term of imprisonment was not imposed, despite the prosecutor requesting one of 50%. In the Court…
HHeadlines Read More Sentencing judge says Waikato man Ricky Davies has a ‘distorted attitude’ to sexAugust 27, 2025 Judge Philip Crayton stepped back from a sentence of home detention last week and instead allowed the slightly…
TTop stories Read More Judge rules Trump can’t deny funds to L.A., other ‘sanctuary’ citiesAugust 24, 2025 The Trump administration cannot deny funding to Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of “sanctuary”…
HHeadlines Read More Freemans Bay stabbing: Auckland sex worker Laken Kingi sentenced after attacking clientAugust 23, 2025 “The defendant, holding a hunting knife, chased the complainant,” the agreed summary of facts states. “While running away,…
HHeadlines Read More Judge ponders Jason Lambert case: Is tradie a conman or was he simply in over his head?August 21, 2025 As the trial proceeded, police withdrew a further four. Lambert pleaded guilty to eight. That’s left him defending…
TTop stories Read More Judge Frank Caprio, known for his compassion in Rhode Island court, dies at 88August 21, 2025 Judge Frank Caprio, renowned for his compassion in Rhode Island courts, has died at the age of 88,…
HHeadlines Read More Queensland court reduces sentence for Emma Lovell’s teenage killerAugust 15, 2025 The ruling means the murderer will now be eligible for supervised release after serving 60% of his sentence,…
HHeadlines Read More Recidivist shoplifter Debra Jupp lambasted by judge over latest retail theftsAugust 14, 2025 She mainly targeted Farmers stores in Hamilton, Tauranga, and Auckland, along with Woolworths, Pak’nSave and Chemist Warehouse stores,…
HHeadlines Read More Justice Andrew Becroft’s letter to teenager caught in bitter custody disputeAugust 12, 2025 In February, a second Family Court judge agreed the teenager should live with his father, issuing a court…
HHeadlines Read More Judge criticises Corrections for failing to provide information on offender Ivan Terry’s upbringingAugust 10, 2025 Days before the recent sentencing in the Wellington District Court, court staff requested that the Department of Corrections’…
HHeadlines Read More Invercargill man ordered to pay $305,000 back into estate of his mother after sister takes him to courtAugust 10, 2025 “And when people are after money, mate, they will trash you to bloody not only 500, but ……
HHeadlines Read More Teen boy housed in Tauranga motel by Oranga Tamariki for more than a yearAugust 9, 2025 During that year, Oranga Tamariki sent *Cody on a state-funded trip to a Pacific Island, with his now-estranged…