W v Police - [1997] 2 NZLR 17

Criminal practice and procedure — Name suppression — Appellant a professional man found guilty in District Court of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old boy — Name suppression not granted by District Court Judge — Appellant appealed against refusal to grant name suppression — Whether non-suppression of name could lead to identification of the complainant — Whether an order for permanent name suppression should be granted to the appellant — Principles applicable to name suppression applications — Criminal Justice Act 1985, ss 139 and 140.