R v Huijser - [1988] 1 NZLR 577

Criminal law — Evidence — Similar facts — Admissibility — Accused faced charges of indecent assault on a young woman employed by him — Crown sought to adduce evidence of similar incidents from three other women who had also been employed by the accused — Accused sought to have their evidence excluded — Whether there was evidence of a general pattern and a constant or continual attitude on the part of the accused — Whether there was a risk of collaboration among the witnesses which justified withholding the similar fact evidence from the jury — Whether the evidence was admissible — Crimes Act 1961, s 344A.