Dushkar Kanchan Singh v The Queen - SC 42/2010
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Summary
Criminal Appeal – whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding that the complainant did not have a right against self-incrimination; whether the trial judge erred in his directions to the jury; whether the complainant’ s out of court statements should have been admitted as evidence at trial. [2010] NZCA 144 CA 208/2009 26 April 2010
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is granted. B The approved grounds of appeal are: (i) Should the complainant’s claim of privilege against self‑incrimination at the trial have been upheld? (ii) If so, should the evidence of the complainant relating to the allegations of assaults on her by the appellant have been excluded at trial? (iii) If not, was the Judge’s decision to refuse to admit other statements of the complainant to the police in error?
7 July 2010
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Appeal dismissed.
17 December 2010
7 July 2010
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Appeal dismissed.
17 December 2010
Hearing Transcripts
Related Documents
Leave judgment - leave granted — SINGH V R SC 42/2010 [7 July 2010] (PDF 32 KB)
Substantive judgment — SINGH v R SC 42/2010 [17 December 2010] (PDF 186 KB)
Additional Information
Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, William Young JJ