R v Accused (CA 87/88) - [1988] 2 NZLR 46

Criminal law — Practice and procedure — Trial — Jury — Verdict — Inability to agree — Directions to jury — Jury reported difficulty in agreeing and suggested bias by one juror — Whether Judge's directions on bias were adequate — Whether Judge's directions on unanimity were sufficient — Sample direction giving guidance to a jury who are experiencing difficulty in reaching agreement.

Criminal law — Offences — Sexual violation by rape — Verdict — Whether verdict of guilty was unreasonable having regard to the evidence.