30 Mar 2022
ISAAC KEREHOMA STEVENS v R [2022] NZSC 32
- Citation
- [2022] NZSC 32
- Court
- Supreme Court
Leave to appeal direct to the Supreme Court was declined because the trial judge's reasons, read with established authority (notably Sena), were adequate under s232; the refusal to adjourn was a decision open to the trial judge and the subsequent statements did not amount to reliable, significant fresh evidence producing a miscarriage of justice; there was no evidential basis for a consent defence on the sexual violation charge; and no exceptional circumstances under s75 justified a leapfrog appeal.