Author: Rex Haig
Title: Rough justice
Description: Longacre Press 2008 Paperback, 175pp. Imagine spending 10 years in prison for a crime you didn't commit. Rex Haig did just that for the murder of Mark Roderique, a crew member on Haig's own fishing boat, Antares. The murder conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal in August 2006, nearly two years after Rex Haig's release on parole. Haig's nephew, David Hogan, who claimed that he saw his uncle kill Mr Roderique, is now regarded by the Court of Appeal as a suspect for the murder, and, by at least one of the three Appeal Court Judges, as an 'utterly unreliable' witness. Rex Haig never gave up fighting against his wrongful conviction. His fight included involvement in a hostage-taking at Paparua Prison, Christchurch in October of 1997. The mediated resolution to that incident led to the government's commitment to his case being reinvestigated by private investigator, Bryan Rowe and Auckland QC, Kevin Ryan. As a direct result of what Bryan Rowe uncovered, though it took another seven years, the matter finally came back before the Court of Appeal, which quashed the conviction and directed that no retrial take place. The effect of that decision was that Rex Haig was acquitted of this crime. This is Rex Haig's story, in his own words, as told to Wellington lawyer Rennie Gould. It's the story of his time in remand prison, the murder of his chief witness, his trial and subsequent conviction and his struggle in prison to be heard and to be listened to. (ISBN: 9781877460029). Good.

Keywords: Crime, NZ9781877460029 9781877460029


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