R v Irvine - [1976] 1 NZLR 96

Criminal law — Appeals to the Court of Appeal — Unreasonable verdict — Jury returning ex facie inconsistent verdicts on counts in indictment — Court not obliged to quash conviction — Onus of proof on appellant to show that inconsistent verdicts cannot stand together — Misdirection in law to jury — Fraudulent omission to account for and fraudulent conversion of moneys different offences — Crimes Act 1961, s 227(b)(ii).