R v Norton-Bennett - [1990] 1 NZLR 559

Criminal law — Practice and procedure — Trial — Jury — Verdict — Conduct of jurors — During course of trial Juror A discussed case with her son and did some research of her own — After trial Juror B swore affidavit as to how jury went about their deliberations — Whether actions of Juror A amounted to misconduct — Whether such misconduct might have influenced jury's verdict — Whether affidavit of Juror B was admissible on appeal.

Criminal law — Evidence — Identification — Use of photographs — Witness identified male European victim from photographs predominantly of Maori males — Whether procedure met accepted guidelines for photographic identification as the photographs were not of similar persons — Whether witness' evidence of identification should have been excluded.