R v Blackburn - [1987] 1 NZLR 143

Criminal law — Evidence — Certificate of analysis of drugs — Admissibility — Accused was served with a copy of certificate together with a notice advising date of preliminary hearing and fact that prosecution did not propose to call analyst — A further copy of the certificate and similar notice was not served on accused before the trial — Whether certificate was admissible at the trial — Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, s 31(3)(a).