Trial Analysis
introduction --Local court committal, district court or supreme court trial --CCA ---High Court ---Attorney General
This page examines the trial issues Mr Zhang says affected his ability to present his defence and the jury’s ability to assess it. Crowe’s Investigation addresses the investigation; The Next Step explains the proposed High Court application.
1. NZ Extradiction
Mr Zhang challenges interventions during his evidence and defence presentation, including comments about disputed emails and his alibi argument. The published analysis compares those comments with the evidence and the defence he sought to put.
2. The first pre-trial hearing and Appeal
The issues include the reduction from the proposed five-laptop arrangement to one court computer and USB, the jury’s difficulty searching the material, and the practical ability to compare native electronic records.
3. The Second pre-trial hearing and Appeal
The issues include the reduction from the proposed five-laptop arrangement to one court computer and USB, the jury’s difficulty searching the material, and the practical ability to compare native electronic records.
4. The Trial
The issues include the reduction from the proposed five-laptop arrangement to one court computer and USB, the jury’s difficulty searching the material, and the practical ability to compare native electronic records.
5. the Appeal to Conviction
The issues include the reduction from the proposed five-laptop arrangement to one court computer and USB, the jury’s difficulty searching the material, and the practical ability to compare native electronic records.