R v Narain - [1988] 1 NZLR 580

Criminal law — Practice and procedure — Accused faced charges of kidnapping, injuring with intent, assault and cruelty to a child — Applications by accused for discharge and for trial before a Judge alone — Whether evidence as to individual counts was adequate — Whether accused was entitled to trial before a Judge alone — Crimes Act 1961, ss 347 and 361B.

Criminal law — Practice and procedure — Severance — Accused faced eight counts of kidnapping and sought severance into four trials — Whether evidence of each incident was distinct — Whether there was a common thread which ran through the charges — Whether severance should be granted — Crimes Act 1961, s 340.