5 Nov 2019
HOHUA v R [2019] NZCA 533
- Citation
- [2019] NZCA 533
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The conviction was upheld because the pathologist attributed death to multiple blunt force traumas so the jury reasonably inferred murderous intent from the cumulative, sustained, and violent assault; unanimity as to the specific form of murderous intent was not required in this single-transaction killing; alleged prosecutorial misconduct and media coverage did not cause miscarriage; and the s27 cultural report, while admitted, did not establish that the 17-year minimum non-parole period was manifestly unjust.