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Court of Appeal
Courts of 5 Judges
R v Coghill CA319/94; [1995] 1 NZLR 675
Undue delay and whether Stay of proceedings should be issued
R v Leitch CA195/97; [1998] 1 NZLR 420; (1997) 15 CRNZ 321
Preventive detention review of sentencing policy
R v N CA269/98; [1999] 1 NZLR 713; (1999) 16 CRNZ 162; (1998) 5 HRNZ 62
Citizen's arrest
R v N (No 2) CA26/99; (1999) 5 HRNZ 72; (1999) 16 CRNZ 415
Citizen's arrest international considerations
Moonen v Film and Literature Board of Review [1999] NZCA 329; [2000] 2 NZLR 9; (1999) 17 CRNZ 159; (1999) 5 HRNZ 224
Objectionable material and how to read meaning consistently with NZBORA
Moonen v Film and Literature Board of Review (No 2) AP208/00; [2002] NZAR 358
NZBORA and Indecent Publications
R v Thompson [2001] 1 NZLR 129, (2000) 18 CRNZ 401
Drug search warrants and admissibility of evidence
Habeas Corpus and Judicial Review
Living Word Distributors Ltd v Human Rights Action Group Inc (Wellington) [2000] 3 NZLR 570
Gay Rights and objectionable material
Everitt v Attorney-General CA116/00; [2002] 1 NZLR 82
Strip search of Bicycle Courier
Beggs v Attorney-General [2002] NZCA 204; [2002] NZAR 917; (2002) 7 HRNZ 95
Right to Freedom of Expression and Assembly
R v D CA 258/01; [2003] 1 NZLR 41; (2002) 19 CRNZ 710
Is Sentence of preventive detention arbitrary and psychologist evidence privileged or not?
R v Dean [2004] NZCA 142; [2005] 2 NZLR 323; (2004) 21 CRNZ 77
Search of Criminal Appeal Sheet
R v Dean [2004] NZCA 322
Preventive Detention Appeal (see notable cases Dean v New Zealand)
Belcher v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [2006] NZCA 262; [2007] 1 NZLR 507; (2006) 22 CRNZ 787
Extended Supervision Order and Constitutional Law and Declaration of Inconsistency sought
R v Manawatu [2006] NZCA 485; (2006) 23 CRNZ 833
Manslaughter and declarations of inconsistency sought
Taunoa v Attorney-General [2005] NZCA 312; [2006] 2 NZLR 457; (2005) 8 HRNZ 1192
See Notable Cases
Courts of 3 Judges
1994
R v Coghill [1995] 1 NZLR 675
Search warrant validity and chain of evidence
1996
Nicholls v Masterton District Court [1996] 2 NZLR 156
Mesurement of distance to nearest committal court
R v Pearson [1996] 3 NZLR 275, (1996) 14 CRNZ 282
Juries knowledge of persons mentioned in evidence
M M v The Director-General of Mental Health Services [1998] NZFLR 900, (1996) CA 231/96
Habeas corpus application compulsory drugs for breast feeding mother. pdf here
1998
R v L [1998] 2 NZLR 141; (1998) 15 CRNZ 460
Fitness to stand trial pathological liar
Nicholls v Registrar of the Court of Appeal [1998] 2 NZLR 385
Legal Aid whether Judges of the Court of Appeal interfered with Registrars' powers
Nicholls v Registrar of the Court of Appeal (1998) 16 CRNZ 111, 12 PRNZ 218
Leave to appeal to the Privy Council
1999
New Zealand Van Lines Ltd v Gray [1999] 2 NZLR 397
Powers of the Employment Tribunal
R v Jefferies [1999] 3 NZLR 211; (1999) 17 CRNZ 128
Failure to give reasons by Justices of the Peace
R v Barton [2000] 2 NZLR 459, (2000) 17 CRNZ 402
Home detention sentence appeal, miscarriage of justice conviction appeal
R v Burns (Travis) [2002] 1 NZLR 387
Murder Appeal
R v Whareumu [2001] 1 NZLR 655
Police questioning not brought before a court but questioned for 7 hours breach of NZBORA
2000
Bennett v Superintendent Rimutaka Prison [2000] NZCA 179; [2000] 3 NZLR 570; (2000) 18 CRNZ 81; (2000) 6 HRNZ 28
2001
Hunia v Parole Board - [2001] 3 NZLR 353, [2001] NZAR 827, (2001) 15 PRNZ 655
Habeas Corpus Prisoner
McVeagh v Attorney-General [2002] 1 NZLR 808
Habeas Corpus Prisoner
2002
Bennett v Superintendent, Rimutaka Prison (No 3) [2002] NZAR 168
Conditional leave to Privy Council sought for Habeus Corpus, unlawfulness of Privy Council Rules 1910
2003
R v Smith [2003] 3 NZLR 617
see Notable Cases
2004
Clark v Attorney-General (No 1) [2005] NZAR 481 2 December 2004
Clark v Attorney-General (No 2) [2005] NZAR 495 9 December 2004, (2004) 17 PRNZ 554
Prisoners Rights and the Right to Investigation (assult by prison officer alleged by prisoner)
Manuel v Superintendent of Hawkes Bay Regional Prison [2005] 1 NZLR 161
Habeas Corpus
NOTE Manuel v Superintendent of Hawkes Bay Regional Prison [2005] 2 NZLR 721
here
2005
Link Technology 2000 Ltd v Attorney-General [2006] 1 NZLR 1, (2005) 17 PRNZ 465
Constitutional Law New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and Compensation on Summary Judgement
Taito v R [2005] NZCA 22; [2005] 2 NZLR 815 Aggravated Robbery Appeal
Manuel v Superintendent, Hawkes Bay Regional Prison [2006] 2 NZLR 63, (2005) 22 CRNZ 331
Habeas Corpus
R v Te Kahu [2006] 1 NZLR 459
Constitutional Law Acting High Court Judges and Interception Warrants
2006
Sestan v Director of Area Mental Health Services, Waitemata District Health Board [2007] 1 NZLR 767
Habeas Corpus Psychiatric Patient
2007
T v Regional Intellectual Care Agency [2007] NZAR 643
Habeas Corpus Intellectually Disabled Person pdf here
2008
Mailley v General Manager Auckland Central Remand Prison [2009] NZAR 649
Habeus Corpus
McDonnell v Chief Executive Department of Corrections 8 HRNZ 770, [2009] NZCA 352
Extended supervision and declaration of inconsistency
2011
Ruka v R [2011] NZCA 404; (2011) 25 CRNZ 768
Right for a fair trial intellectually disabled person pdf here
SR v R [2011] 3 NZLR 638
Arson and meaning of mental impairment pdf here
2012
Siemer v Attorney-General [2012] 3 NZLR 43
Contempt of Court pdf here
Kim v Prison Manager Mt Eden Corrections Facility [2012] 3 NZLR 845
Habeas Corpus Extradiition for Murder pdf here
2013
Kim v People's Republic of China [2013] NZAR 841
Extradition to China and Refusal of Bail Appeal pdf here
2014
Vogel v Attorney-General [2014] NZAR 67
Prisoner not treated with humanity and respect pdf here
Legal Services Commissioner v Marteley [2014] 3 NZLR 143
Legal Aid for Murder Appeal pdf here
Minister of Immigration v Zhang [2014] NZAR 88
Deportation Order pdf here
2016
Siemer v Attorney-General [2016] NZCA 43; [2016] NZAR 411
Vexatious Litigant and recusal of Judge
2017
Z v Z [2017] NZCA 94; [2017] NZAR 660
Validity of Gagging Order
Unreported Judgements
2009R v M [2009] CA 695/08; [2009] NZCA 560
Retrial granted for intellectually disabled person pdf here
Chatha v The Queen SC 8/2009 and [2008] NZCA 427
s30 Sentencing Act, recusal applications
2010
Smith v Attorney-General [2010] NZCA 336
Informed consent for psychopathy tests and prison security classifications, non-random selection of judges and bias
Ruka v R [2010] CA 456
Bail for intellectually disabled person appealing conviction granted
Miller and Carroll v Attorney General and the NZ Parole Board [2010] NZCA 600
Independence of parole board and duty to rehabitulation
8 December 2010 pdf here
2011
The Queen v Shane Ellis [2011] NZCA 90
Drugs Appeal
pdf here
2012
Hancock v The Queen
Retrial granted, Judgement supressed until trial.
T v NZ Police [2012] NZCA 544
Pretrial fitness to plead issues pdf here
Lawson v The Queen [2012] NZCA 540
Propensity arguement pretrial pdf here
Ferguson v The Queen [2012] NZCA 581
Murder conviction sentence appeal pdf here
R v RKJ ( and cross appeal) [2012] NZCA 608
Intellectual Disability Criminal Appeal pdf here
2013
Lawler v R [2013] NZCA 308
Appeal from 1987, 1990 and 1993 convictions and sentence for intellectually disabled person sentenced to preventative detention pdf here
2014
Rawiri Lawson v R [2014] NZCA 463
Aggravated Robbery Appeal pdf here