A criminal defence lawyer accused of supplying cigarettes and a mobile phone to a high-profile rapist and murderer in prison allegedly also told him about another inmate - a sex offender who was later beaten up.
The Crown alleges Davina Valerie Murray, 38, passed the information to Liam Reid inside Mt Eden Prison and she has been charged with prejudicing the safety of the prisoner who was attacked in jail.
Murray, a Maori Party candidate at the 2011 election, is already facing a charge of smuggling a cellphone, cigarettes and a lighter to Reid. She denies both charges and is scheduled to face two defended hearings at the Auckland District Court this month. Each carries a maximum penalty of three months' jail.
Murray, who was admitted to the bar in 2008, appeared in court on Thursday where she asked for an order to force the Department of Corrections and the private prison operator Serco to release documents and CCTV footage of her at the prison.
"The material I require is essential to prepare an adequate defence."