23 May 2019
R v SELINI [2019] NZHC 998
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 998
- Court
- High Court
The court ordered the complainant to give evidence from behind a screen under s103 Evidence Act 2006 and admitted the defendant's prior convictions as propensity evidence under ss40-43 because their probative value (similar domestic violence pattern, distinctive features and temporal connection via parole) outweighed the risk of unfair prejudice; the 2degrees non-party disclosure order was granted on restrictive terms (disclosure to defendant only) because the phone data was likely held and relevant; the Department of Corrections disclosure was refused for lack of particularity and marginal r…