Cyndi Marcia Fairburn v The Queen - SC 20/2010

Summary

Criminal – Murder – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in law by refusing to allow fresh evidence from expert witnesses[2010] NZCA 44   CA 169/2009

Result

 

Further evidence is admitted.

The appeal is allowed and the conviction is quashed.

A new trial is ordered.

17 December 2010.

Additional Information

29 and 30 November 2010.

Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, William Young JJ

The application for leave to appeal is granted

The approved ground is whether, in the light of the further evidence tendered in this Court and in the Court of Appeal, there has been a miscarriage of justice

18 June 2010