Crime
PDL told to pay Crosby Exports
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Crime
Tuesday 7: Possibly the last saga involving Pacific Distributors Ltd (PDL) was played out in the high court this week. On Monday Chief Justice David Williams ordered that Crosby Exports Ltd be paid $40,262.81 for outstanding money and interest owed by PDL to the company. The money will be paid out of $48,063.43 which has […]
Aitutaki Sunday flights case back before court
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Crime
Tuesday 7: An application into the Aitutaki Sunday flights will be heard in the high court tomorrow, but filed under different legislation. After a hearing last Wednesday, Chief Justice David Williams invited counsel for the applicants to consider applying to convert the declaration proceedings into judicial review proceedings under the new Judicature Amendment Act 2008. […]
Change of plea for hit and run
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Crime
Tuesday 7: A hit and run accused changed her plea yesterday in the Cook Islands High Court. Greer Solomon appeared before Chief Justice David Williams and through her lawyer Norman George, made an application to vacate her guilty plea. Solomon pleaded guilty on March 19 to careless driving causing injury and failing to stop and […]
Other court appearances
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Crime
27 March: Leon Mataiti – was issued a bench warrant fo r failing to appear in court. He faced a driving with excess breath alcohol charge. Toawea Highland – was facing a driving while disqualified charge but failed to appear in court. A bench warrant was also issued. Putere Dean – has nine charges before […]
7 days in jail for 18-year-old
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Crime
27 March: An 18-year-old was sentenced to seven days in prison after breaking his probation conditions. Teremoana Saddler pleaded guilty to two counts of contempt of court in the Rarotonga High Court last Thursday (March 19). Appearing before Justice of the Peace John Kenning, the defendant admitted to not being home on March 14 and […]