26 Nov 2021
HUIARANGI v R [2021] NZCA 628
- Citation
- [2021] NZCA 628
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Statements in which the witness identified the defendant as the source of the rape information were admissible under s27 Evidence Act; any other hearsay was not prejudicial given the witness's confused testimony and the jury's evident reliance on the police statement, therefore no miscarriage of justice; the sentence of 12 months imprisonment (after uplift and discounts) was within the available range given the seriousness of the attack, prior violent convictions and repeated bail breaches, and parity with co-offender was not breached.