6 Jul 2017
BRUCE JAMES SPITTLE v R [2017] NZSC 105
- Citation
- [2017] NZSC 105
- Court
- Supreme Court
The Supreme Court dismissed leave because the applicant failed to show a substantial miscarriage of justice; the Court of Appeal had properly applied R v Owen and reasonably concluded the jury had a sufficient and proper basis to prefer the complainant's evidence, so the verdicts were not ones no jury could reasonably have reached.
- Unreasonableness of jury verdicts
- Miscarriage of justice
- Delay in complaint
- Expert evidence assessment
- Standard set out in r v owen