20 Dec 2022
SHARMA v R [2022] NZCA 648
- Citation
- [2022] NZCA 648
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the guilty verdict on the single charge was not inconsistent with acquittals on others because DNA corroboration supported that conviction and jurors could reasonably have been unsure about other allegations; the proposed propensity evidence was irrelevant because the defendant conceded some sexual activity so the evidence had no tendency to disprove propensity to offend; sentencing was within the appropriate band, the sentencing Judge properly made factual findings for sentencing and applied lawful discounts; therefore both appeals dismissed.