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Supreme Court of New Zealand Wellington
SC 124/2016; [2017] NZSC 145
29 March, 23 June; 26 September 2017
Elias CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, O’Regan and Ellen France JJ
SC 124/2016; [2017] NZSC 145
29 March, 23 June; 26 September 2017
Elias CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, O’Regan and Ellen France JJ
Criminal law — Offences — Rape — Defendant denying intercourse occurred — Whether trial Judge to direct jury on consent and reasonable belief in consent — Whether miscarriage of justice — Whether proviso to be applied — Whether s 128A relevant to reasonable belief in consent — Crimes Act 1961, ss 128A and 385.