David George Saggers v The Queen - SC 47/2009

Criminal Appeal – the appellant was convicted in the High Court for manufacturing methamphetamine and possessing equipment capable of being used in the manufacture of methamphetamine – Court of Appeal allowed the appellant’s appeal against conviction on the manufacturing charge and ordered a retrial but upheld the appellant’s conviction for possessing equipment capable of being used in the manufacture of methamphetamine – Appellant was found not guilty on the manufacturing charge at the retrial – Whether the guilty verdict on the charge of possessing equipment is inconsistent with the not guilty verdict on the manufacturing charge, amounting to a miscarriage of justice.[2008] NZCA  364   CA 121/2008    12 September 2008