Did David Bain tell the 111 operator “I shot the prick” on discovering the dead bodies of his family? This evidence was originally suppressed “until completion of the re-trial” as, per Wilson J, The probative value of the disputed sounds is very modest, but the risk of prejudice resulting from their introduction into the trial [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Jurisprudence'
David Bain 111 Call "I Shot the Prick" – Court Decisions Available Online UPDATED AGAIN
June 11th, 2009 3 Comments
Tags: Jurisprudence · Justice
Three Strikes: Proportion and Protection
March 6th, 2009 12 Comments
The Attorney General has identified an “apparent inconsistency” with the proposed “3 strikes bill” and the New Zealand Bill of Rights. This inconsistency is around whether the punishment inflicted by the 3rd strike would be “disproportionately severe.” There have been various reactions to this; the most extreme I have heard came from the bill’s proponent [...]
Tags: Jurisprudence · Justice
Maori and Pakeha are Not Partners to the Treaty of Waitangi
February 11th, 2009 15 Comments
[For the benefit of our international readership: Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand; Pakeha is a term used to describe Caucasian New Zealanders; The Treaty of Waitangi is a significant founding document of our nation over which many historical and current differences have arisen around its role, interpretation and application.] Recently I read [...]
Tags: Jurisprudence · Role of the State · Treaty of Waitangi
In Defence of the Defence
November 23rd, 2008 2 Comments
Michael Laws has written a strong piece in the Sunday Star times on child abuse which pulls no punches and calls for a return of the death penalty. Most of what he says is spot on (well there is a bit of the ‘someone else should be doing something’ going on) but this statement is [...]
Tags: Child Abuse · Due Process · Human Rights · Jurisprudence · Michael Laws · Nia Glassie
