21 Dec 2022
A (CA104/2022) v R [2022] NZCA 651
- Citation
- [2022] NZCA 651
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Leave was granted to admit the father's evidence because it was credible and fresh, but the evidence did not create a reasonable possibility of a different verdict so the convictions were upheld; on sentence, uplifts amounting to 18 months based on offending when appellant was under 18 were unlawful under s 18 and removed, the proper global starting point was adjusted and a larger youth discount (50% plus 5% for rehabilitation) was warranted, resulting in substitution of the four years nine months sentence with three years' imprisonment for the sexual violation count while the concurrent one…