13 Oct 2021
TE KIRI GEOFFREY WILLIAMS v R [2021] NZCA 535
- Citation
- [2021] NZCA 535
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Extension of time for filing appeal granted; the trial as a whole was not unfair — the majority of the disputed complainant evidence was either signalled pre‑trial, admissible as relationship/context evidence or responsive to robust cross‑examination, the trial judge's directions and exercise of discretion were adequate, veracity evidence of defence witness was admissible, and the Crown's witness decisions did not undermine the defence. On sentence, the nine years starting point for rape and total sentence of nine years two months (with concurrent terms on other charges) and the discounts app…