31 Jul 2019
HARDY v POLICE [2019] NZHC 1838
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 1838
- Court
- High Court
The three uncalled witnesses' statements were consistent with the prosecution case and would not have contradicted the Judge's findings; there was no realistic or evidential basis to infer they could have given exculpatory evidence that would affect the verdict, so their absence did not produce an unfair trial and the conviction stands.