19 Dec 2019
DENNIS HAUNUI v R [2019] NZCA 679
- Citation
- [2019] NZCA 679
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Majority held most Edmonds texts were not hearsay statements because they contained no assertions; the 8:57am Edmonds text was a hearsay statement but inadmissible because Edmonds had not been shown to be 'unavailable' absent being summonsed; exclusion of the Edmonds texts (other than the 8:57am message) did not create a real risk of a different verdict and the appeal against conviction was dismissed.