26 Feb 2020
CHAI v R [2020] NZCA 29
- Citation
- [2020] NZCA 29
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The application for a juror enquiry is declined because the statutory prohibition on juror deliberation evidence is subject to a narrow exception requiring exceptional and sufficiently compelling circumstances; the juror's letter and jury question indicate disagreement with the law rather than juror incapacity or misconduct, the majority conscientiously followed the Judge's directions, and no sufficient justification existed to permit post-verdict juror evidence.