Barry John Bailey v The King - SC 120/2024
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Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (R v Bailey [2024] NZCA 552).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal.
5 March 2025
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A The appeal is allowed.
B The application under s 147 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 is remitted to the District Court for rehearing.
30 March 2026
Date of Hearing
16 July 2025
Judges
Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
Case Synopses
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 16 July 2025 Appellant Submissions (PDF 987 KB)
- Hearing date 16 July 2025 Respondent submissions (PDF 1.1 MB)
Hearing Transcripts
Related Documents
District Court decision — Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision — [2024] NZCA 552
Leave judgment - leave granted — BAILEY v R [2025] NZSC 10 [5 March 2025] (PDF 136 KB)
Substantive judgment — BAILEY v R [2026] NZSC 20 [30 March 2026] (PDF 354 KB)