2 Sept 2021
MCKINNON v R [2021] NZCA 427
- Citation
- [2021] NZCA 427
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The evidential video interview complied with reg 8(d) and the complainant's promise and corrections demonstrated understanding and voluntariness; the interpreter's clarifying interventions did not render the interview suggestive or tainted the evidence, so the conviction was safe; sentencing: an 18‑month starting point adjusted for priors and restrictive bail to a 17‑month imprisonment was within range and home detention was not appropriate given prior offending and escalation, therefore the sentence stands.