TY  - BOOK
AU  - McDonald,Elisabeth
ED  - New Zealand.
TI  - Principles of evidence in criminal cases
SN  - 0864727631
AV  - KUQ4675 .M135 2012
U1  - 347.9306 23
PY  - 2012///]
CY  - Wellington [N.Z.]
PB  - Brookers
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Evidence Act 2006
KW  - Evidence, Criminal
KW  - Cases
KW  - Criminal procedure
N1  - "Thomson Reuters."; "The text is designed to complement the Thomson Reuters publications The Evidence Act 2006: act and analysis (2nd edition) and the commentary in Adams on Criminal Law"--Back cover; Includes bibliographical references and index; Principles of Evidence in Criminal Cases --; Foreword --; Foreword --; Preface --; Preface --; Contents -- --; 1; Principles, purposes and proof --; Principles, Purposes and Proof --; 1.1; Introduction --; 1.2; Principles of the rules of evidence in criminal proceedings --; 1.2.1; The reform project â#x80;#x93; s 6 --; 1.2.2; Admissibility decisions --; (1) Rule or discretion? --; (2) Admission by consent --; (3) The politics of admission --; 1.2.3; The role of the jury --; 1.3; Scope of the Evidence Act 2006 --; 1.3.1; Application of the Act --; (1) Proceeding --; 1.3.2; The continued role of the common law â#x80;#x93; ss 10 and 12 --1.4 Types of evidence --; 1.4.1; Direct and circumstantial evidence --; (1) Evidence of collateral matters --; 1.4.2; Real evidence --; (1) Views --; 1.4.3; Testimonial evidence --; 1.4.4; Judicial notice --; 1.5; Burden and standard of proof --; 1.5.1; Burden of proof --; (1) Presumptions --; 1.5.2; Standard of proof --; (1) Beyond reasonable doubt --; (2) Balance of probabilities --; 1.6; Matters of proof, weight and fact-finding --; 1.6.1; Weight --; (1) Corroboration --; 1.7; Warnings and directions --; 1.7.1; Using the evidence --1.7.2 Assessing the weight of the evidence --; 1.8; Summary -- --; 2; The fundamentals of admissibility: purpose, relevance and probative value --; The fundamentals of admissibility: purpose, relevance and probative value --; 2.1; Introduction --; 2.2; Relevance and purpose --; 2.2.1; How knowing purpose assists identification of specific admissibility rules --; 2.2.2; A definition of relevance --; (1) â#x80;#x9C;Mere â#x80;#x9D; or â#x80;#x9C;logical â#x80;#x9D; relevance and the inquiry into â#x80;#x9C;sufficient relevance â#x80;#x9D; --; 2.2.3; The role of logic, experience and knowledge: syllogistic reasoning --(1) Whose experience? Ways of addressing consistency in admissibility decisions --; 2.3; Probative value versus prejudicial effect --; 2.3.1; The inquiry into probative value --; 2.3.2; Identifying illegitimate prejudice --; 2.3.3; Needless prolonging of the proceedings --; 2.3.4; Fairness to the defendant --; 2.3.5; Is a meaningful balancing possible? --; 2.3.6; Reference to s 8 after considering a specific admissibility rule: some examples --; (1) Propensity evidence about a defendant in a criminal proceeding --; (2) Hearsay evidence --(3) Evidence of veracity --; (4) Propensity evidence about a complainant in a sexual case --; 2.4; The role of warnings --; 2.5; The weight of the evidence --; 2.6; Summary -- --; 3; Witness questioning rules --; Witness Questioning Rules --; 3.1; Introduction --; 3.2; Who may give evidence? --; 3.2.1; Eligibility not competence --; (1) Judges, jurors and counsel --; 3.2.2; Compellability --; (1) Defendants in criminal proceedings --; (2) Spouses, judges, bank officers and Heads of State --; 3.2.3; Testimonial privileges --; (1) The codified privileges --; (2) Confidential information: discretionary exemption from disclosure; Also available online
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