R v Accused (CA 245/90) - [1991] 2 NZLR 649

Criminal law — Evidence — Indecent assault on four year old — Application for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence — Assessment of competency of child complainant to give evidence — Procedural elements in assessing competency of a young child — Admissibility and treatment of evidence of a very young witness — Crimes Act 1961, s 344A, Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, s 13.

Evidence — Witness — Criminal law — Child — Indecent assault on four year old — Assessment of competency of child complainant to give evidence — Procedural elements in assessing competency of a young child — Admissibility and treatment of evidence of a very young witness — Crimes Act 1961, s 344A, Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, s 13.