G (SC 130/2024) v The King - SC 130/2024
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Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted ([2024] NZCA 626).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal against sentence.
04 April 2025
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A The appeal is allowed.
B The proceeding is remitted to the District Court for resentencing.
C The applications to adduce further evidence and for name suppression are dismissed.
D Bail is granted on the terms currently applicable, as amended by this Court’s minute of 10 March 2026. Any application for variation to bail shall be addressed by the District Court.
Date of Hearing
22 July 2025
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
Case Synopses
Related Documents
District Court decision — Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision — [2024] NZCA 626
Supreme Court - order made — Suppression application - G (SC 130/2024) v R [2025] NZSC 80 [11 July 2025] (PDF 117 KB)
Substantive judgment — G (SC 130/2024) v R [2026] NZSC 19 [24 March 2026] (PDF 510 KB)