A Greymouth District Court judge will decide whether prominent West Coast lawyer Doug Taffs is guilty of a fourth drink-driving charge.
After hearing the case yesterday, Judge Michael Behrens reserved his decision.
Taffs, 59, of Westport, had historic excess breath-alcohol convictions from 1981 and 1993, and when he was caught again last year he tried to beat the breath-testing procedure by stuffing coins in his mouth.
The ploy did not work and he was convicted of that charge in September but, on August 19 he was again breath-tested after police followed his Landrover up his driveway.
- Greymouth Star
