20 Apr 2018
DUNCAN v R [2018] NZCA 108
- Citation
- [2018] NZCA 108
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Appeal dismissed: possession for supply was not a live issue at trial because defence effectively conceded it to the jury; Crown's adverse submissions about the witness's credibility were permissible given his inconsistent evidence and cross-examination, and any omission to test the drugs' purity did not render the Fatu assessment inappropriate because the available evidence (scales, point bags, cash and market pricing) supported a finding of market-grade P; the uplift for prior offending while on release was within established appellate ranges and mitigation for short-lived reintegration eff…