R v McKinnon - [1980] 2 NZLR 31

Criminal law — Homicide — Cause of death — Blow to deceased's head rendered him unconscious — Immediate cause of death due to inhalation of blood from injury to nose — Whether sufficient for Crown to show that the blow to the head was a substantial cause of death — Crimes Act 1961, ss 167(a), 167(b) and 168(1)(a).