R v Kappely - [2001] 1 NZLR 7

Criminal law — Search warrants — Search and seizure — Police powers — Police mistakenly applied for and obtained search warrant to search house number 16B when it was intended to obtain search warrant for 16A — Police acted on warrant as if it applied to 16A and did not alert accused to error — Whether search warrant validly issued — Whether search warrant validly executed — Whether search unreasonable — Summary Proceedings Act 1957, ss 198 and 204.

Criminal practice and procedure — Search warrants — Whether search warrant validly issued — Whether search warrant validly executed — Whether search unreasonable — Summary Proceedings Act 1957, s 198.