CRIMINAL LAW - Appeal against conviction - Sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated indecent assault - Challenge to jury verdicts - Whether verdicts unreasonable and not supported by evidence - Whether on whole of the evidence it was open to the jury to be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that accused was guilty - Court undertakes independent assessment of evidence.
CRIMINAL LAW - Appeal against conviction - Sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated indecent assault - Context evidence - Correctness of directions - Risk that jury might use as propensity evidence - Separate consideration of counts - Whether directions adequate - Whether conviction dangerous - Significance of complainant's evidence as to dates - Whether new trial appropriate.
EVIDENCE - Application to adduce new evidence - Principles governing the admissibility of new evidence - New evidence sought to be adduced not of such cogency as to cause the court to entertain a reasonable doubt as to appellant's guilt - Application dismissed.
Case Details
Citation[2012] NSWCCA 205
CourtNSWCCA
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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