Photo / ODTA “highly drugged-up” Dunedin man who was found at the scene of a crash with an imitation pistol in his lap has had his claims of police mistreatment rejected. The Dunedin District Court heard at a recent judge-alone trial his defence was founded on the way police dealt with him following his arrest. “His evidence was not evidence I could rely on,” said Judge Kevin Phillips, who delivered his ruling yesterday. The officers who gave evidence said the barefooted man had droopy eyes, pale skin, was swaying, sluggish and had slurred speech. Judge Phillips sentenced him to 400 hours’ community work and banned him from driving for 13 months.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 03, 2023 03:19 UTC