R v Duncan - [2022] 3 NZLR 254

Criminal law — Evidence — Hearsay — Unfitness to give evidence — Age — Physical condition — Real and substantial risk — Reasonable assurance of reliability — Inability to cross-examine — Right to offer effective defence — Evidence Act 2006 ss 16 and 18.

Criminal law — Practice and procedure — Severance — Criminal Procedure Act 2011 s 138(4).

Criminal law — Evidence — Propensity — Nature of issues in dispute — High level of commonality — High probative value — Similarities — Connection in time and circumstance — No illegitimate prejudice — Judicial directions — Evidence Act 2006 s 43.