The Queen v Check [2009] NZCA 92 (23 March 2009)

Last Updated: 1 April 2009

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF NEW ZEALAND

CA620/2008

[2009] NZCA 92

THE QUEEN

v

KARL UNUKA BRIAN CHECK

Hearing: 23 March 2009

Court: William Young P, Hammond and Robertson JJ

Counsel: C W J Stevenson for Applicant
T Epati for Crown

Judgment: 23 March 2009

ORAL JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

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REASONS OF THE COURT

(Given by William Young P)

[1] This is an application for leave to appeal against a pre-trial ruling. The application was not heard before the applicant’s trial commenced.
[2] Accordingly there is now no jurisdiction to hear the application which is therefore dismissed on that basis.

Solicitors:
Crown Law Office, Wellington