New Zealand Law/Criminal/Evidence

Veracity
General rule: no person may offer evidence about anyone's veracity unless it is substantially helpful.

Propensity Evidence
Normal rule: A person may offer propensity evidence about any person except the defendant and a complainant in a sex case.

Disallowing a question
A judge may disallow a question, or direct a witness not to answer, if the judge considers the question:
 * (a) improper
 * (b) unfair
 * (c) misleading
 * (d) needlessly repetitive; or
 * (e) in language that is too complicated.

Hearsay Statement

 * A statement made by a person other than a witness offered in evidence to prove the truth of the statement.  (Hearsay evidence is not normally admissible.)

Opinion Statement

 * A statement, offered in evidence, that tends to prove or disprove a fact. Opinion statements are not usually admissible.

Associated defendant

 * A person against whom proceedings instituted for:
 * (a) an offence in relation to the same events; or
 * (b) a connected offence.

Veracity
The disposition to refrain from lying.

Propensity Evidence

 * Evidence that tends to show a person's tendency to act in a particular way or have a particular state of mind.

Minister of Religion
A Minister of Religion is a person who has status in a church, or religious or spiritual community to:
 * (a) receive confidential communications; and
 * (b) respond with religious or spiritual advice, benefit or comfort.

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 * Inspection of a place or thing outside the courtroom.