27 Jul 2016
RAKENA v R [2016] NZCA 357
- Citation
- [2016] NZCA 357
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the circumstantial evidence (vehicle matching getaway car, discovery of matching track pants with the appellant's DNA, and his presence driving a similar vehicle) was sufficient for a reasonable jury to convict, and that the trial judge was not required to poll the jury after the announced unanimous verdict because he had the foreman's written and oral assurances and observed no sign of dissent; accordingly no miscarriage of justice occurred and the appeal was dismissed.