Auckland Lawyers Drink Drive Case Transferred to Waihi
Posted by on 02/05/2011
An Auckland lawyer facing a drink-driving charge has had his case transferred to Waihi despite living in Auckland.
It is unknown why the case has been transferred to the Waihi Disrtict Court.
Daniel Anthony Rawlings was pulled over by police and breath-tested in Auckland last month. Police allege Rawlings' breath test showed he had 701 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. The legal limit is 400.
When the Weekend Herald applied to the Waihi District Court to view Rawlings' court file Judge Peter Rollo declined the application on the grounds that the reasons for transferring the file to Waihi were unclear.
"Publication of any of that correspondence would be unfair and is not in the public interest," Judge Rollo said.
Rawlings is due to appear at the Waihi District Court on Thursday, May 12.
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