2 Oct 2023
TAYLOR v R [2023] NZCA 476
- Citation
- [2023] NZCA 476
- Court
- Court of Appeal
No miscarriage of justice occurred: the Judge correctly directed the jury on consent and reasonable belief consistent with s128A and Christian; there was no evidential basis to leave a grooming/consent narrative to the jury; the Question Trail appropriately summarized relevant subsections of s128A; the Judge's remark about timing was harmless; and an MPI of eight years was properly imposed under s86 given the scale, planning, breach of trust, harm and lack of offender responsibility.
- Consent
- Reasonable belief
- Grooming
- Minimum period of imprisonment (mpi)
- Miscarriage of justice
- Statutory interpretation of s128a crimes act