The Christchurch Civic Creche Case
	1994 Documents Court of Appeal
	This page last updated June 9 2009 1994-0801 - Letter - G K Pankhurst (pdf file 2 pages 74 KB) G K Pankhurst, QC (Counsel for Peter Ellis) to Nicholas Till, Barrister (Counsel for Court) Requesting report for the Court of Appeal, dealing with the retraction of "Zelda" (Pseudonym from "A City Possessed") 1994-0802 - Report - Nicholas Till (pdf file 5 pages 237 KB) New June 2009 Nicholas Till, Barrister Court of Appeal The Queen v Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis Second Report of Counsel appointed by the Court Report of interviews with "Zelda" (Pseudonym from "A City Possessed") and her mother, carried out on August 2, 1994 1994-0908 - Court Appeal Judgment (pdf file 44 pages 1793 KB) Coram: Cooke P; Casey J; Gault J Judgment delivered by Casey J "……..we are satisfied that none of the grounds of appeal has been made out, but because of the doubts raised by child A's subsequent retraction, the appeal is allowed in respect of counts 1, 2 and 3. In respect of the other counts it is dismissed." Links to individual sections of judgment Part 1 (21KB) Introduction Background Part 2 (21KB) Conviction Appeal Grounds "Circumstantial" Improbability Part 3 (19KB) The Interview Process Part 4 (48KB) The Children's Evidence Part 5 (44KB) Conclusion on 1st Ground Child A's retraction Miscarriage of Justice Conclusion on Conviction Appeals Sentence Appeal