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Court of Appeal Wellington
CA 34/02, CA 39/02, CA 40/02, CA 46/02, CA 48/02, CA 52/02 & CA 56/02
23, 24, 25, 26 July; 18 December 2002
Anderson, Williams and Paterson JJ
CA 34/02, CA 39/02, CA 40/02, CA 46/02, CA 48/02, CA 52/02 & CA 56/02
23, 24, 25, 26 July; 18 December 2002
Anderson, Williams and Paterson JJ
Criminal practice and procedure — Trial — Seven accused tried together on indictment containing 118 counts — Trial occupied 90 days over six-month period — Whether the complexity and length of trial resulted in unfairness to accused such that there was miscarriage of justice.
Criminal practice and procedure — Indictment — Whether indictment containing 118 counts against seven accused resulted in unmanageable complexity and was unfair.