TARARO V R SC 73/2010
The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal on the specific legal question whether photographic stills derived from an undercover police officer's video recording at the door of a private residence are admissible at trial, deeming the issue suitable for Supreme Court determination.
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- Citation
- TARARO V R SC 73/2010
- Parties
- Appellant: Tremaine Manaia Tararo; Respondent: The Queen
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Judgment Date
- 13 August 2010
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Leave Application / Application for Leave to Appeal Granted
- Outcome
- Leave to appeal granted
- Legal Topics
- Admissibility of Photographic Evidence, Undercover Police Recordings, Private Residence, Still Images From Video, Leave to Appeal
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Parties
Tremaine Manaia Tararo
Appellant
The Queen
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Leave Application / Application for Leave to Appeal Granted
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether photographic stills taken from a video recording made by an undercover police officer at the door of a private residence are admissible at the appellant's trial.
Ratio Decidendi
The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal on the specific legal question whether photographic stills derived from an undercover police officer's video recording at the door of a private residence are admissible at trial, deeming the issue suitable for Supreme Court determination.
Court Disposition
Leave to appeal granted
Orders
- Application for leave to appeal granted
- Approved ground of appeal: admissibility of photographic stills taken from an undercover police officer's video recording at the door of a private residence
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TARARO V R SC 73/2010 13 August 2010IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND SC 73/2010 [2010] NZSC 103 TREMAINE MANAIA TARAROvTHE QUEENCourt: Blanchard, Tipping and William Young JJ Counsel: B J Hunt for Appellant J C Pike for Crown Judgment: 13 August 2010JUDGMENT OF THE COURTA The application for leave to appeal is granted. B The approved ground is whether the evidence in the form of photographic stills taken from a video recording made by an undercover police officer at the door of a private residence is admissible at the trial of the appellant.Solicitors: Crown Law Office, Wellington