23 Aug 2018
TE RUKI AND TAMOU v R [2018] NZCA 319
- Citation
- [2018] NZCA 319
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the jury verdict against Tamou was reasonable because evidence supported an inference he arranged the victim's attendance and remained present during the assault; no miscarriage of justice arose from the prosecutor's witness decisions, the trial judge's management of a difficult witness, or the summing‑up (the one misstated fact was corrected); on sentencing the judge properly assessed co‑offender culpability in the organised gang context and reasonably accounted for time on electronically‑monitored bail, so the sentences and discounts were appropriate. Appeals dismissed.