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Tamihere v R
Case information | Tamihere v R [2024] NZCA 300
Court of Appeal
Decision of Public Interest
CRIMINAL LAW – Governor-General’s reference – Miscarriage of justice – Proviso Under the proviso to s 385(1) of the Crimes Act 1961, the Court was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that Mr Tamihere murdered Mr Höglin and Ms Paakkonen in April 1989. Acco…
Mikhail Rafael Pandey-Johnson v The Queen
Case information | Mikhail Rafael Pandey-Johnson v The Queen SC 104/2013
Supreme Court
Leave to Appeal
Leave to appeal dismissed
Criminal – Appeal against conviction and sentence – Murder – Whether Court of Appeal erred in concluding that Crown had proved causation – Whether trial counsel erred in failing to challenge causation at trial – Whether evidence of Crown witness was admis…
Robert Keith Jeffries v The Queen
Case information | Robert Keith Jeffries v The Queen SC 14/2013
Supreme Court
Leave to Appeal
Leave to appeal dismissed
Criminal appeal – Appeal against conviction – Sexual violation, inducing an indecent act, indecent assault – Mild mental retardation – Jurisdiction of trial judge to decide the question of fitness to stand trial in circumstances where he has taken over th…
Guo Wei Deng v The Queen
Case information | Guo Wei Deng v The Queen SC 64/2013
Supreme Court
Leave to Appeal
Leave to appeal dismissed
Criminal Appeal – New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA) – Criminal Practice and Procedure – Witness not called – Appeal against conviction – Whether allegedly inadequate interpretation assistance constituted a breach of the applicant’s right under …
Christopher Edward Huggins v The Queen
Case information | Christopher Edward Huggins v The Queen SC 51/2012
Supreme Court
Leave to Appeal
Leave to appeal dismissed
Criminal – Appeal against conviction – Crimes Act 1961, s 132(3) – Doing an indecent act on a child under 12 years – Unreasonable verdict – Insufficient evidence to convict – Court of Appeal erred in holding that lies told by the accused contributed to co…
Gerald Thondhlana v The Queen
Case information | Gerald Thondhlana v The Queen SC 50/2012
Supreme Court
Leave to Appeal
Leave to appeal dismissed
Criminal Appeal – Counsel error – Appeal against conviction of assault with intent to injure – Whether counsel failed to call relevant medical evidence – Whether counsel adequately argued self-defence – Whether Crown witnesses were cross-examined on incon…
Wayne Goodwin Janse v The Queen
Case information | Wayne Goodwin Janse v The Queen SC 45/2012
Supreme Court
Leave to Appeal
Leave to appeal dismissed
Criminal Appeal – Appeal against conviction and sentence on one count of injuring with intent to injury and another of male assaults female – Whether verdict can be supported on the evidence – Whether particular evidence should have been presented to the …
Albert Wayne Hunter v The Queen
Case information | Albert Wayne Hunter v The Queen SC 78/2012
Supreme Court
Leave to Appeal
Leave to appeal dismissed
Criminal Appeal – Appeal against conviction and sentence – Whether the trial judge erred in not making an inquiry of two jurors whom the applicant said he knew and who may have been prejudicial – Whether the applicant was inadequately represented by couns…
Jay Maui Wallace v The Queen
Case information | Jay Maui Wallace v The Queen SC 99/2011
Supreme Court
Leave to Appeal
Leave to appeal dismissed
Criminal – Appeal against conviction and sentence – Whether trial was conducted unfairly resulting in a miscarriage of justice – Whether the High Court had jurisdiction to convict – Whether bail should be granted pending determination of the appeal. [201…