The Office of the Attorney General will not appeal against the ruling of the Supreme Court in the hearing of Leslie Kohlhase.
This is in relation to an incident that killed two young men at Vailoa, last year.
Attorney General, Aumua Ming Leung Wai, confirmed this yesterday in an email to the Samoa Observer.
“After our review of the file, we will not be appealing the case.”
Aumua did not explain the reasons behind their decision.
Last month, Aumua said his office was reviewing the outcome of the hearing.
It followed the decision by four assessors in August who found that the 19-year-old Kohlhase was not guilty of two charges of manslaughter and two alternative charges of negligent driving causing death.
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The incident that happened at Vailoa last year caused the deaths of Jessie Risale, 22 of Vaimoso and Thesaurus Heather, 20, of Tufuiopa.
Lawyer Lei’ataualesa Daryl Clarke and Unasa Leilani Tamati represented Kohlhase. Leiataualesa argued that Kohlhase was not the driver of the vehicle.
Precious Chang and Leone Su’a Mailo were the lawyers for the A.G’s office.
They disagreed with defendant and disputed her claim.
Chief Justice his Honour Patu Tiava’asu’e Falefatru Sapolu presided over the matter.
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