Australia, April 27 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on March 27:
1. David Hona ('the defendant') is 31 years of age. He has had extensive interactions with the criminal justice system. He "first got into trouble with the law" when aged 14. His offending has involved violence, on occasions with weapons, on his own but sometimes with others, within domestic settings and against police and strangers on public streets.
2. By summons filed 28 October 2024, the State of New South Wales ('the plaintiff' or 'the State') alleges that the defendant poses an unacceptable risk of committing another serious offence such that final orders should be made against him under the Crimes (High Risk Offende...