R v Hovell - [1986] 1 NZLR 500

Criminal law — Evidence — Admissibility — Statement of deceased complainant — Appeal against pre-trial ruling — Accused was charged with rape and indecent assault — Immediately after alleged offences were committed, a police officer prepared a statement recording the complainant's account of what had happened to her — Complainant read the statement and signed it — She died before the trial — Whether the statement was admissible as evidence under s 3 of the Evidence Amendment Act (No 2) 1980.