26 Feb 2019
R v BALKIND [2019] NZHC 257
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 257
- Court
- High Court
The judge admitted the specified prior-incident evidence limited to the purpose of negativing the defence of self-defence because, on balance under Evidence Act s43 and relevant authorities, the probative value of the evidence (patterns of domestic disputes involving alcohol, threats or use of knives and similarity of context) outweighed the risk of unfair prejudice, subject to limitation of use by the jury.