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Supreme Court of New Zealand Wellington
SC 38/2019
19 August 2019; 18 November 2019 (written submissions); 14 September 2020
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, O’Regan, Ellen France and Williams JJ
SC 38/2019
19 August 2019; 18 November 2019 (written submissions); 14 September 2020
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, O’Regan, Ellen France and Williams JJ
Evidence — Confessions — Confessions to cellmates — Observations as to need for additional safeguards.
Evidence — Relevance — Extent to which reliability of evidence to be considered in determining whether relevant — Evidence Act 2006 s 7.
Evidence — Prejudicial effect — Cellmate confessions — Process for balancing probative value and prejudicial effect — Observations as to need for additional safeguards — Evidence Act 2006 s 8.