28 Apr 2022
MCLEOD v R [2022] NZCA 150
- Citation
- [2022] NZCA 150
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the acquittal on charge 3 was not logically inconsistent with convictions on charges 1 and 2 because jurors could reasonably conclude the complainant was mistaken about fleeting contact alleged in charge 3 while accepting other acts; and the sentence of two years three months was not manifestly excessive given multiple offences against young children, breach of trust, significant age gap, ongoing harm and the offender's lack of remorse, so the appeal was dismissed.