R v Cullen - [1992] 3 NZLR 577

Criminal law — Evidence — Admissibility of statements made to interviewing police officer — Whether officer made suspect sufficiently aware of his rights so as to enable him to understand what those rights were — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, s 23.

Constitutional law — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act — Statements made to interviewing police officer — Whether officer made suspect sufficiently aware of his rights so as to enable him to understand what those rights were — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, s 23.

Courts — Judiciary — Bias — Accused lying to District Court Judge about reason for lateness of arrival at Court — Same Judge conducting pretrial application the following date — Whether Judge should have disqualified herself from determining pretrial application.