R v Cooke - [1990] 2 NZLR 257

Criminal law — Evidence — Receiving stolen property — Admissibility — Evidence of previous possession by accused of other stolen property — Accused had been acquitted by a jury of receiving a stolen car — On subsequent charge of receiving another stolen car, Crown sought to adduce evidence of accused's possession of the first car, and the fact that the first car had been stolen, as evidence of guilty knowledge — Whether the evidence was admissible — Crimes Act 1961 s 258(2)(a).