R v Taylor

• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Sexual offences
  3. › Act of indecency upon person under 10 years
  4. › What constitutes an act of indecency
  5. › Whether conduct capable of being indecent was in fact indecent having regard to purpose
  6. › Crimes Act 1900 (ACT), s 50
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Trial by judge alone
  3. › Obligation to set out principles of law and findings of fact
  4. › Separate consideration of each count
  5. › No tendency or coincidence reasoning
  6. › Supreme Court Act 1933 (ACT), s 68C
• 1. Evidence
  2. › Unsworn evidence of child witness
  3. › Weight to be given to unsworn evidence contradicted by sworn denial
  4. › Whether unsworn evidence can found conviction
  5. › Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991 (ACT), Div 4.2
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Burden and standard of proof
  3. › Accused's evidence unpersuasive but making no admissions
  4. › Whether unpersuasive evidence of accused strengthens otherwise weak Crown case

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