28 Sept 2023
A (CA421/2022) v R [2023] NZCA 470
- Citation
- [2023] NZCA 470
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The application was declined because the proposed enquiries would elicit intrinsic jury deliberations barred by s 76(1), and the applicant failed to meet the very narrow s 76(3) exceptional circumstances threshold; the foreperson's general, non-specific assertions of prejudice, pressure and 'horse trading' did not provide a sufficiently compelling reason to override the public interest in secrecy, finality and juror protection.