R v Shipton - [2007] 2 NZLR 218

Criminal practice and procedure — Trial — Summing-up by Judge to jury — Failure to put separate defence of co-accused to jury — Whether basis to set aside conviction.

Criminal practice and procedure — Trial — Incompetence of counsel for one accused — Whether incompetence causing or materially contributing to miscarriage of justice.

Criminal practice and procedure — Juries — Verdicts — Conviction and acquittal on charges arising from same events — Whether verdicts inconsistent — Whether verdicts unsafe — Whether Judge to direct jury that rejection of part of complainant’s evidence affected credibility of other evidence.