30 Oct 2023
A (CA102/2022) v R [2023] NZCA 533
- Citation
- [2023] NZCA 533
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The judge did not err in declining a formal s122 warning because the complainant's account of waking to sexual contact was clear, detailed and consistent with other evidence so the jury was adequately warned about intoxication effects; the judge's questions to the appellant did not create unfairness or appear partial; breach of trust was properly found because the appellant was entrusted to return an intoxicated cousin and abused that trust; a 20% global discount for ADHD and relative youth was appropriate; the District Court record contains an erroneous age description that should be correct…