GREER V R SC 20/2008
The leave application was dismissed because the Court of Appeal subsequently dismissed the underlying appeal, making the bail leave application redundant.
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- Citation
- SC 20/2008
- Parties
- Applicant: Alan Ivo Greer; Respondent: The Queen
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Judgment Date
- 9 May 2008
- Procedural Posture
- Application for Leave to Appeal Against Refusal of Bail / Leave Application Pending Determination of Appeal Against Sentence; Application Rendered Redundant After Court of Appeal Disposed of Underlying Appeal
- Outcome
- Application for leave to appeal against refusal of bail dismissed as redundant
- Legal Topics
- Bail Pending Appeal, Leave to Appeal, Redundancy of Remedies
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Parties
Alan Ivo Greer
Applicant
The Queen
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal Against Refusal of Bail / Leave Application Pending Determination of Appeal Against Sentence; Application Rendered Redundant After Court of Appeal Disposed of Underlying Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether leave to appeal against refusal of bail should be granted
- 2 Whether the leave application is rendered redundant by disposal of the underlying appeal
Ratio Decidendi
The leave application was dismissed because the Court of Appeal subsequently dismissed the underlying appeal, making the bail leave application redundant.
Court Disposition
Application for leave to appeal against refusal of bail dismissed as redundant
Orders
- The application for leave to appeal against refusal of bail is dismissed.
Full Case Text
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GREER V R SC 20/2008 9 May 2008IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND SC 20/2008 [2008] NZSC 36 ALAN IVO GREERvTHE QUEENCourt: Blanchard and Wilson JJ Judgment: 9 May 2008JUDGMENT OF THE COURT The application for leave to appeal against refusal of bail is dismissed. REASONS[1] Mr Greer has applied for leave to appeal against a decision of O'Regan J for the Court of Appeal 1 refusing him bail which he sought pending that Court's decision on an appeal which he had lodged against a sentence of imprisonment. [2] The Court of Appeal has now dismissed that sentence appeal. 2 The application is therefore redundant and is dismissed.1 [2008] NZCA 90, CA 196/06, 17 April 2008.2 [2008] NZCA 518, CA 179/06, re-issued 7 May 2008.