Constable William Keith Abbott walks to the Taranaki District Court to appear on a murder charge relating to the fatal shooting of Steven Wallace in Waitara on April 30th 2000. Constable William Keith Abbott was cleared of any wrong doing by a police complaints authority inquiry but now faces the murder charge following a private prosecution brought by the Wallace family. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images)
Constable William Keith Abbott leaves the Taranaki District Court after appearing on a murder charge relating to the fatal shooting of Steven Wallace in Waitara on April 30th 2000. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images)
Constable William Keith Abbott (centre) walks to the Taranaki District Court with his council Susan Hughs (L) and Assistant Police Comissioner Steve Long (R) to appear on a murder charge relating to the fatal shooting of Steven Wallace in Waitara on April 30th 2000. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images)
Constable William Keith Abbott (centre) walks to the Taranaki District Court with his council Susan Hughs (L) and Assistant Police Comissioner Steve Long (R) to appear on a murder charge relating to the fatal shooting of Steven Wallace in Waitara on April 30th 2001. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images)
Constable Keith Abbott, centre, with Police Commissioner Rob Robinson, left, talks to the media after he was found not guilty of the murder of Steven Wallace at the High Court in Wellington, Wednesday. Abbott who shot Wallace in Waitara during a early morning confrontation, was facing a private prosecution brought by Wallace's father Jim. (Photo by Ross Setford/Getty Images)
Constable Keith Abbott, leaves the High Court in Wellington, Wednesday after being found not guilty for the murder of Steven Wallace. Abbott who shot Wallace in Waitara during a early morning confrontation, was facing a private prosecution brought by Wallace's father Jim. (Photo by Ross Setford/Getty Images)
Police Commissioner Rob Robinson, left and Constable Keith Abbott, with the media as they left the Wellington High Court after Abbott had been found not guilty of the murder of Steven Wallace. Abbott who shot Wallace during an incident in Waitara was facing a private prosecution brought by his father Jim Wallace. (Photo by Ross Setford/Getty Images)
Constable Keith Abbott, centre escorted by DPS members leaves the Wellington High Court after being found not guilty of the murder of Steven Wallace. Abbott who shot Wallace during an incident in Waitara was facing a private prosecution brought by his father Jim Wallace. Accompaning Abbott at left is the Police Commissioner Rob Robinson. (Photo by Ross Setford/Getty Images)
Jim Wallace, left and his wife Raewyn outside the Wellington High Court, Wednesday after a jury had found Constable Keith Abbott not guilty of the murder of his son Steven. Abbott who shot Wallace during an incident in Waitara was facing a private prosecution brought
by Jim Wallace.
(Photo by Ross Setford/Getty Images)
Jim Wallace outside the Wellington High Court, Wednesday after a jury had found Constable Keith Abbott not guilty of the murder of his son Steven. Abbott who shot Wallace during an incident in Waitara was facing a private prosecution brought by Jim Wallace.
(Photo by Ross Setford/Getty Images)
Raewyn Wallace outside the Wellington High Court, Wednesday after a jury had found Constable Keith Abbott not guilty of the murder of her son Steven. Abbott who shot Wallace during an incident in Waitara was facing a private prosecution brought by
his father Jim Wallace. (Photo by Ross Setford/Getty Images)
Raewyn Wallace, the mother of Steven who was shot by Constable Keith Abbott in Waitara during a early morning incident confronts the police after Constable Abbott was found not guilty of a murder charge in the Wellington High Court, Wednesday. Abbott was facing a private prosecution brought by Wallace's father Jim.
(Photo by Ross Setford/Getty Images)
Steven Wallace was shot while brandishing a golf club
