Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal Wellington24 February; 6 April 1982Cooke, Richardson, McMullin and Somers JJ, and Sir Clifford RichmondCriminal law — Sentence — Appeal against sentence of 17 years imprisonment for importing and...

Court of Appeal Wellington5 March; 6 April 1982Cooke, Richardson, McMullin, Somers and Holland JJCriminal law — Evidence — Confessions — Whether standard of proof in deciding the issue of voluntariness is...

Court of Appeal Wellington13 May; 30 July 1981Cooke, Somers and Mahon JJPractice and procedure — Judgment by confession — Application to set aside judgment — Interpretation of "contrary to good...

Court of Appeal Wellington4 June; 12 August 1981Cooke, McMullin and Mahon JJDamages — Breach of contract — Mitigation — Plaintiff's evidence in respect of loss arising from breach included capital...

Court of Appeal Wellington 10 July 1981Cooke, Somers and Mahon JJTransport and transport licensing — Breath and blood alcohol prosecutions — Time for requesting blood sample — After positive evidential...