Auckland judge Mary-Beth Sharp refused to let Radio New Zealand record a lawyer's forgery hearing unless the judge herself vetted the intended broadcast before it aired.
In doing so the inferior district court judge – who went on to discharge lawyer Anita Killeen without conviction after the
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Caleb Allison and Jock Anderson
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
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