R v Mayer-Hare - [1990] 2 NZLR 561

Criminal law — Practice and procedure — Trial — Change of venue — Accused faced jury trial for theft and misappropriation from many elderly people in the Tauranga district, and there had been widespread public discussion and media coverage expressing strong feelings about the case — Accused sought change of venue — Whether there was a real risk that a fair and impartial trial might not be possible in Tauranga — Whether venue should be changed — Crimes Act 1961, s 322(1).