The King v Coats - [1932] NZLR 401

Criminal Law — Evidence — Exculpatory Statements made to a Detective before any Charge made — Whether any Threat or Promise likely to cause an Untrue Admission of Guilt — Meaning of "Confession" — Practice — Summing-up — Judge telling Jury "All Sentences are considered by the Governor in Council" — Whether a Misdirection — Evidence Act, 1908, s 20.