Man with multiple court no-shows finally appears in Nelson court, enters guilty pleas
A man whose case was called 27 times finally shows up in court.
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A man whose case was called 27 times finally shows up in court.
A man has been found guilty of a driving offence, despite not being involved in his own trial because he didn’t turn up to court. In what was likely a rar
A hearing was held without him after he failed to show up for court more than 25 times.
Mike White05:00, May 01 2021 Newshub/Pool/Supplied Double murderer, sex offender, recidivist jailhouse snitch, and perjurer, Roberto Conchie Harris. Harris lied about David Tamihere confessing in prison to murdering Swedish tourists Heidi Paakkonen and Urbin Hoglin. He had also claimed inmates confessed to him in other high profile cases. New Zealand is finally attempting to deal with the problem of jailhouse snitches, known to have caused hundreds of wrongful convictions worldwide, but repeatedly used in our courts. However, as Mike White discovers, critics say proposed new guidelines will m...