R v Dougherty - [1996] 3 NZLR 257

Criminal practice and procedure — Evidence — Fresh evidence — New interpretation of analysis of results of DNA test — Governor-General's reference of question of conviction to Court of Appeal — Whether (HLA) DQA.1 test effectively excluded appellant as a contributor to material stains on the complainant and her clothing — Whether new evidence could well have led the jury to conclude there was a reasonable doubt as to appellant's guilt — Whether conviction should be quashed or there should be a new trial — Crimes Act 1961, s 406(a).

Evidence — Appeal — Fresh evidence — New interpretation of analysis of results of DNA test — Whether (HLA) DQA.1 test effectively excluded appellant as a contributor to material stains on the complainant and her clothing — Whether new evidence could well have led the jury to conclude there was a reasonable doubt as to appellant's guilt — Whether conviction should be quashed or there should be a new trial — Crimes Act 1961, s 406(a). $13;