A High Court judge has reserved his decision on an appeal by police over a District Court's acquittal of author Alan Duff on traffic charges.
In the High Court at Rotorua today, Justice Paul Heath also reserved his decision on an application from Duff's lawyer to have the appeal thrown out.
Duff, who is temporarily living in France, was found not guilty in Taupo District Court in June last year.
Police laid charges after he failed to remain at the scene after being stopped for speeding in September 2007 .
Two further charges of resisting arrest were dropped with Judge Chris McGuire criticising police for laying them in the first place.
He said in his written judgment that evidence in support of the resisting charges was "unpersuasive and vague" and police were right to seek leave to withdraw them.
"The result, however, is that I am left uneasy over whether police prosecutorial power was used wisely and fairly," Judge McGuire said before dismissing the other charges.
Duff was charged after he was stopped for speeding north of Taupo.
