R v S (CA510/05)

The case of R v S (CA510/05) involved the appellant who was convicted in the Auckland District Court of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection of A and sexual violation by rape of B. The appeal against the conviction and sentence was heard by the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on 23 August 2006, and the judgment was given on 6 September 2006. The primary legal issues in the appeal were whether the joint trial became unfair and if the verdict regarding the A offence was unreasonable. The appellant argued that the trial became unfair due to the reliance on voice identification by A, and that the verdict was unreasonable. The Court of Appeal rejected both grounds of appeal, holding that the voice identification did not render the joint trial unfair and that the verdict was reasonable given the evidence presented. The appeal was dismissed, and no new trials were ordered.