27 Nov 2018
R (CA158/2018) v R [2018] NZCA 529
- Citation
- [2018] NZCA 529
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Extension of time to appeal granted; appeal dismissed. The contested evidence was admissible or of only marginal relevance, defence strategy had made the behavioural evidence central to the defence, the prosecutor did not unfairly use self‑harm evidence to bolster credibility, jurors could understand ordinary reactions without expert evidence, and omission of a specific cautionary direction did not cause a miscarriage of justice in the circumstances.