Longley v Police - [1995] 1 NZLR 87

Constitutional law — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 — Unlawful search — Unreasonable search — Admissibility of confession consequential on unreasonable search — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, s 21.

Criminal law — Evidence — Evidence obtained by unreasonable search — Confession consequential on unreasonable search — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, s 21.

Criminal practice and procedure — Appeal — Summary jurisdiction — Guilty plea entered after ruling on voir dire — Appeal against conviction after guilty plea — Relevance of evidence not available at trial — Trial Judge not considering whether confession tainted by unlawful search — Whether to order rehearing.