20 Oct 2016
O'CARROLL & ORS v R [2016] NZCA 510
- Citation
- [2016] NZCA 510
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Court upheld convictions and most sentencing decisions: O'Carroll's conviction for March manufacture was supported by sufficient circumstantial and admissible co-conspirator evidence and propensity directions were adequate; new affidavits lacked credibility and were not admitted; Cavanagh's sentence appeal succeeded only to the extent that the minimum period was quashed as ineffective given his prior sentence and parole calculations; Bowker's sentence appeal failed; Stevens' appeal allowed because defence counsel failed to follow clear instructions to pursue early resolution, entitling her to…