11 Aug 2020
WM (CA714/2018) v R [2020] NZCA 338
- Citation
- [2020] NZCA 338
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The appeal is dismissed because the defence's decision, made after extensive consultation, to admit the prior convictions was a competent tactical choice available to experienced counsel; the admission did not create a miscarriage of justice, the Crown did not effectively convert the material into inadmissible propensity evidence, and the trial Judge's directions and exercise of s9 discretion did not render the trial unfair.