21 Jun 2021
JACK-KINO v R [2021] NZHC 1468
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 1468
- Court
- High Court
The Court upheld the convictions because the Judge's adverse credibility findings were supported by multiple inconsistencies and contemporaneous statements, and the circumstantial evidence (iodine-labelled container, methamphetamine in liquid form in bottles stored with iodine, the cannister and appellant's statements and conduct) permitted the inference that the appellant knew the bottles contained methamphetamine and possessed iodine for use in manufacture; on sentence the Court found the record did not support a finding of a senior or significant role so reduced the Zhang band 2 starting p…