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Supreme Court of New Zealand Wellington
SC 19/2025
22 October; 11 December 2025
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
SC 19/2025
22 October; 11 December 2025
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
Criminal practice and procedure — Circumstantial evidence — Whether verdict unreasonable — Evidence wholly circumstantial — Whether special direction required.
Criminal practice and procedure — Miscarriage of justice — Whether summing up failed to deal with separate defence by one co-accused so as to cause miscarriage of justice.
Evidence — Circumstantial — Evidence wholly circumstantial — Whether special direction required.