28 Mar 2014
WAN YEE CHOW v R [2014] NZSC 29
- Citation
- [2014] NZSC 29
- Court
- Supreme Court
Leave to appeal was dismissed because the Court of Appeal correctly concluded, on clinical assessments and trial record, that there was no reasonable possibility the applicant was unfit to plead, that interpretation and disclosure did not impede his defence, and that the mandatory 17-year minimum term was appropriate given the premeditated, financially‑motivated contract killing, so the interests of justice do not require a further appeal.