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Court of Appeal Wellington
CA 318/02, 328/02, 334/02, 340/02, 341/02, 358/02, 93/03
10 June; 5 September 2003
Elias CJ, Gault P and McGrath J
CA 318/02, 328/02, 334/02, 340/02, 341/02, 358/02, 93/03
10 June; 5 September 2003
Elias CJ, Gault P and McGrath J
Criminal law — Parties to offences — Knowledge required by party to murder — Availability of manslaughter verdict for secondary party where principal convicted of murder — Crimes Act 1961, ss 66(2) and 168.
Criminal law — Evidence — Diagnostic history — Opinion and similar fact evidence on issue of knowledge of wrongdoing.
Criminal law — Trial — Direction to jury as to knowledge of wrongdoing or contrariness to law of offender under age of 14 years — Opinion and similar fact evidence on issue of knowledge of wrongdoing — Crimes Act 1961, s 22.
Criminal law — Sentence — Whether presumption of life imprisonment for murder displaced — Approach to sentencing young offenders convicted of very serious offences — Sentencing Act 2002, s 102.