R v Schriek - [1997] 2 NZLR 139

Criminal practice and procedure — Trial — Murder — Co-accused called by prosecution — Witness declared hostile — Whether Crown permitted to cross-examine before witness gave an answer which was hostile — Whether Crown could cross-examine hostile witness in the manner it saw fit.

Criminal law — Arrest — Murder — Prisoner arrested on kidnapping charge not also informed of homicide inquiry — Whether prisoner had information he was entitled to — Whether he could effectively exercise the right to consult a lawyer — Admissibility of subsequent inculpatory statements — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, ss 22 and 23(1)(a) and 23(1)(b).

Criminal law — Practice and procedure — Delay in bringing accused before Court — Whether expression "as soon as possible" in s 23 of New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 is absolute — Relevance to time and circumstances — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, s 23(3).

Criminal law — Parties to offences — Whether law required proof of a causative link between act of encouragement and offence.