26 Mar 2019
SCHOLLUM v R [2019] NZCA 69
- Citation
- [2019] NZCA 69
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The proposed evidence was not of such direct relevance under s 44 as to render exclusion contrary to the interests of justice because the complainant's police statement did not support the defence's asserted meaning and admission of the sister's account carried an unacceptable risk of illegitimate jury reasoning; therefore leave to appeal was granted but the appeal on the admissibility ruling was dismissed and suppression orders were appropriate.