20 Apr 2018
D (CA533/2016) v R [2018] NZCA 109
- Citation
- [2018] NZCA 109
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Extensions of time to appeal were granted; trial judge's directions on demeanour were adequate and not prejudicial; representative counts were properly handled because the judge required unanimity as to a specific incident/location and correctly answered jury queries; the proposed 'fresh evidence' was not fresh nor undermining and did not render convictions unsafe; juror familiarity procedure was flawed in part but produced no miscarriage of justice given the routine nature of the witness evidence and counsel's position; challenged prejudicial material did not produce a miscarriage of justice…