8 Sept 2021
FORD TEARIKIWAI HUKA TAYLOR v R [2021] NZCA 449
- Citation
- [2021] NZCA 449
- Court
- Court of Appeal
There is no legal right for a defendant to require the jury be able to observe his non-testimonial demeanour while a witness gives evidence; the Judge's refusal to rearrange seating under COVID-19 constraints did not render the trial unfair and the unsolicited inadmissible evidence about the defendant's mother and the stepfather's comments did not create a real risk of affecting the verdict given immediate and reiterated directions to the jury; appeal dismissed.