24 Aug 2022
JEFFRIES v MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT [2022] NZHC 2114
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 2114
- Court
- High Court
The trial judge erred by failing to address significant, unchallenged evidence (MSD meetings evidence) that was directly exculpatory; that omission created a real risk the trial outcome was affected, amounting to a miscarriage of justice under s 232, warranting quashing of convictions and entry of judgment of acquittal; a retrial was not ordered because the interests of justice did not require it given delay, death of a witness and small monetary amount involved.