8 Oct 2019
HURITU v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2019] NZHC 2560
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 2560
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the District Court judge correctly found the complainant unavailable after reasonable diligence; correctly concluded the formal written statement met the reliability threshold given its circumstances and consistency with other evidence; and correctly held the probative value outweighed the prejudicial effect. Admission of the hearsay did not produce a miscarriage of justice, so the appeal is dismissed.