14 Apr 2021
VENOD SKANTHA v R [2021] NZCA 117
- Citation
- [2021] NZCA 117
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court dismissed the appeal: the trial Judge did not err in declining an accomplice/reliability warning because W's reliability was a central, obvious issue to the jury; propensity evidence was admissible and relevant to motive and was properly managed and cautioned against unfair prejudice; exclusion of specific hearsay was correct on reliability grounds and would not have affected the outcome; lies and demeanour directions were orthodox and not prejudicial; cumulatively there was no real risk of a different outcome and convictions were upheld.