Scott Watson v The King - SC 109/2025
Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted in part (Watson v R [2025] NZCA 455). The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to conclude no miscarriage of justice arose from the decision of the trial Judge to admit the visual identification evidence of Guy Wallace.
B The application for leave to appeal is otherwise dismissed.
10 March 2026
Date of Hearing
20 October 2026 — 21 October 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Cooke JJ
Case Synopses
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 20 - 21 October Appellant's oral outline (PDF 261 KB)
- Hearing date 20 - 21 October 2026 Appellant's submissions (PDF 629 KB)
- Hearing date 20 - 21 October 2026 Respondent's submissions (PDF 847 KB)
Related Documents
Court of Appeal decision — WATSON v R [2025] NZCA 455 [9 September 2025]
Leave judgment - leave granted — WATSON v R [2026] NZSC 15 [10 March 2026] (PDF 172 KB)