M v The Queen - SC 71/2008

Criminal Appeal – appeal against conviction – sexual conduct with a child under 12 years – miscarriage of justice – whether trial judge was correct to rule that the adducing of defence character evidence as to the applicant’s behaviour in relation to children would allow the Crown to adduce evidence regarding the applicant’s conviction for allowing his 14 year old daughter to drive a motor vehicle – whether trial defence counsel should have adduced the character evidence despite the judge’ s ruling – whether the judge would have then been required to give a further good character direction to the jury – [2008] NZCA 358   CA 259/07    10 September  2008