Shane Huia Matenga v The Queen: 13 Mar 2009

(Supreme Court of New Zealand) Whether to set aside jury’s verdict – miscarriage of justice

Judges:

Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath and Wilson JJ

Citations:

[2009] NZSC 18, [2009] 3 NZLR 145, (2009) 24 CRNZ 849

Links:

NZLII

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedNoye, Kenneth, Regina v CACD 22-Mar-2011
The prisoner appealed against his conviction for murder on reference from the CCRC. There were new doubts about the reliabiity of the expert forensic expert.
Held: The appeal was dismissed. Dr H’s evidence did not impinge on the essential . .
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Criminal Practice

Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.430822