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Topic

Entrapment

Legal area

Court

25 Jun 2020

TIMMINS v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2020] NZHC 1452

Citation

[2020] NZHC 1452
Court

High Court

Leave to appeal out of time was refused because the delay of approximately 18–22 years was excessive, the explanations did not account adequately for the delay, the passage of time prejudiced the capacity to fairly rehear or test entrapment/search issues, and determining the leave application on the papers was appropriate under s 328.
14 Nov 2013

WILLIAM DUFFIELD MCKEE v R [2013] NZSC 122

Citation

[2013] NZSC 122
Court

Supreme Court

Leave to appeal declined because the jury directions were proper, there was no evidential foundation that ss 8, 9 or 19 of the Bill of Rights were engaged or that s 8(2)(c) of the Misuse of Drugs Act required reinterpretation, and the entrapment complaint lacked evidential basis so the supply evidence was properly admissible; accordingly no miscarriage of justice was demonstrated.