7 Apr 2017
SPITTLE v R [2017] NZCA 116
- Citation
- [2017] NZCA 116
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The appeal was dismissed because the Court held that, on the totality of the evidence, including corroborative circumstantial material, contemporaneous correspondence, staff evidence and expert opinion supporting the complainant's reliability, a jury could reasonably be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt of the appellant's guilt; inconsistencies and delay were explainable and insufficient to render the verdict unreasonable.