R. v Lanham and Gilmore R. v Gilmore - [1961] NZLR 735

Criminal law — Appeal against conviction — Inconsistency between two pieces of evidence given by same witness in different trials — Course to be followed — Court of Appeal's power to amend indictment — Crimes Act 1908, s. 392 — Criminal Appeal Act 1945, s. 5 (2).

Criminal law — Attempt — Charge of obtaining money for third person by false pretences — Delivery of cheque to third person actually obtained — Not an attempt to obtain money — Crimes Act 1908, s. 252 (a).

Criminal law — False pretences — Delivery of cheque to third person obtained by false pretences — Not an attempt to obtain money for such third person — Value of cheque — Crimes Act 1908, s. 252 (a).