28 Jul 2021
JUDD v R [2021] NZCA 345
- Citation
- [2021] NZCA 345
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Appellant meaningfully participated in preparation and trial, made a considered and informed strategic election not to give evidence, and the subsequent diagnosis of Asperger's would not have materially altered that decision or the trial outcome; absence of trial modifications, communication assistance or expert demeanour evidence did not render the trial unfair or cause a miscarriage of justice.
- Sexual offences
- Trial fairness
- Fitness to give evidence
- Communication assistance
- Fresh evidence