10 Sept 2015
R v ROIGARD [2015] NZCA 430
- Citation
- [2015] NZCA 430
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Statements alleging willingness to kill other family members were excluded as marginally relevant, vague and unfairly prejudicial and did not align with the Crown's pleaded motive; statements by Hopkinson and Patu about the defendant's ability to hide bodies were admissible because they were relevant and corroborative of the Crown case that the body was concealed; Bell's evidence was too general and inadmissible; the High Court did not misapply s9A—the risk to witness safety justified refusal of bail.