Other convictions
Emily Adelaide Dickman (34), cleaner, of Mosgiel, aggravated drinkdriving (fourth such conviction; stopped at a checkpoint and admitted drinking RTDs, police noted she had slurred speech and her eyes were glazed; counsel Andrew Dawson said Dickman was at a friend’s house celebrating getting a new job, her expartner turned up and she decided to leave, they had an acrimonious history, Judge Flatley said her last drinkdriving conviction came eight years ago), 583mcg, 11.30pm, November 11, Quarry Rd, four months’ community detention, 150 hours’ community work, 12 months’ intensive supervision.
William David Vernall (23), bar manager, of Dunedin, drinkdriving, careless driving (approached moderate left bend, hit the central island, vehicle spun out of control, took out a light pole, hit a van parked on the left of the road and rolled backwards for another 30m, Vernall carried on driving but was forced to stop due to the damage to his car, admitted drinking five or six pints of beer; Judge Flatley said it could have been far more tragic, ‘‘you are very, very lucky,’’ he said), 868mcg, 3.30am, December 15, Kaikorai Valley Rd, fined $1500, court costs $130, 10 months’ disqualification.
Eli James Moore McDowall (22), student, of Dunedin, drinkdriving (seen driving at high speed, pulled over, said he had consumed six or seven drinks, thought he would be fine to drive, defence counsel Steve Turner said alcohol was clearly a factor in the man’s life but he had recently started studying, gained parttime employment and his parents were moving home from overseas, which should stabilise Moore McDowall), 822mcg, midnight, January 20, Queens Dr, 175 hours’ community work, nine months’ supervision, 10 months’ disqualification.
Jessie William Tainton (33), beneficiary, of Dunedin, breach of protection order (an order was granted in favour of the victim in 2013, he sent her a message on Facebook telling her he was in hospital, apologised for previous behaviour; counsel Steve Turner said the defendant had suffered psychosis around the time and had a bereavement, too; the content of the message was ‘‘fairly benign’’, he said), November 9, 12 months’ deferred sentence.
Whetu John Lee (39), painter, of Dunedin, shoplifting (at Mosgiel New World, put four containers of meat into a purple bag, left the store without paying, told police he was peerpressured by an associate, counsel Rhona Daysh said the defendant was doing very well in his life at the moment, gaining fulltime employment and completing rehabilitation programmes, including a tikanga Maori course, Judge Flatley said Lee had spent far too long in prison in the last few years and gave him ‘‘the benefit of the doubt’’), November 6, six months’ deferred sentence, $400 reparation. David Robin Neil Howard Moses (41), of Dunedin, assault (he and the victim had been together for four years, at 6.15pm she arrived home with her two children, found him asleep in bed, berated him for not getting dinner ready, he pushed her in the collarbone area, she slid off the bed, asked him to leave and he refused, she called police; Judge Flatley said a restorativejustice conference had been very positive and the couple were planning counselling), November 7, nine months’ intensive supervision.
Michael Douglas (21), of Dunedin, breach of community work (sentenced to 120 hours’ community work on October 18, 2016, on October 26, 2017, failed to inform Probation of a new residential address); breach of community work (failed to report to Probation), June 16; breach of community work (failed to complete hours within the prescribed timeframe; Judge Flatley said the matter had been put off for Douglas to complete the sentence but he had not, counsel Chris Lynch described the defendant as ‘‘a lost young man’’ who had no address at which to serve an electronicallymonitored sentence), April 18; two months’ imprisonment.