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This page last updated July 2 2006
2006-0630 - NZ Herald -
Businessman's rape appeal rejected
A convicted rapist has had his application to appeal against his conviction
dismissed by the Supreme Court.
2006-0630 - Dominion Post -
Court rejects 'rape shield' appeal
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal over the alleged breaching of
the "rape shield" rules in the case of one of four men convicted of
raping a woman in Mt Maunganui in 1989. …… The prosecutor had asked the jury
if she was the type of woman who would have agreed to have group sex with
comparative strangers in a hut. The Court of Appeal had dismissed McNamara's
appeal against his conviction and sentence, and yesterday the Supreme Court
refused to let him have a second appeal on the "rape shield" point.
The rape shield law was intended to protect complainants being attacked about
their sexual history with anyone but the person accused of committing
offences against them.
2006-0613 - Dominion
Post - Suppression lifted in rape case
Name suppression has been lifted for two men who appealed against their
conviction for raping a woman at Mt Maunganui in 1989. However, the Court of
Appeal's reasons for ending the suppression of the names of Warren Graham
Hales and Peter Mana McNamara yesterday cannot be published. Hales, a
Tauranga firefighter and avocado grower, faces a retrial on charges of
abduction and rape after successfully appealing against his convictions.
2006-0509 - Waikato Times -
Retrial for November
A retrial has been scheduled for the only man among four who successfully
appealed against a rape conviction that was the result of an incident 17
years ago.
2006-0509 - Dominion Post - Date
set for retrial
A retrial has been scheduled for the only man among four who successfully
appealed against a rape conviction linked to an incident 17 years ago. The
other three men's appeals were dismissed, and the names of all four
suppressed in the meantime.
2006-0504 - Dominion Post -
Cat's out of the bag judges say, but names suppressed
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that courts would not normally suppress
names if earlier publication means "the cat was already out of the
bag". But the three judges yesterday held back from rescinding
suppressions they reimposed last month for two men. The names of both men
were lawfully published during their trial on rape and abduction charges in
Wellington last year, though the identities of two co-accused were suppressed
throughout.
2006-0418 - Newstalk
ZB - Conviction overturned for Mt Maunganui accused rapist
One of four men accused of raping a woman in Mt Maunganui 17 years ago has
had his conviction overturned in the court of appeal, and a retrial has been
ordered. The man has been freed from jail where he was serving a sentence for
rape and abduction.
2006-0413 - Dominion Post
- Court of Appeal frees rape accused for retrial
One of four men convicted of raping a woman is free on bail after the Court
of Appeal overturned his conviction and ordered a retrial. The court has
dismissed the conviction and sentence appeals of three other men, and
reimposed suppression orders that might identify any of the four. Lawyers for
two of the men were at the court in Wellington on Tuesday to receive the
judgments.
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