CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction - appellant convicted on 24 counts of sexual offences - appellant charged jointly or severally with complainant's mother - appellant and complainant's mother tried together - clear directions given by trial judge about use of evidence - no miscarriage of justice in joint trial
CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction - evidence - admission of record of interview - trial judge declined to exclude parts of interview to which appellant answered "no comment" - trial judge declined to exclude evidence of medical examination - evidence not prejudicial or irrelevant - clear directions given by trial judge - no miscarriage of justice
CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction - inconsistent verdicts - appellant acquitted on two counts at trial - evidence on all counts primarily that of complainant - acquittal on two counts not necessarily indicative of doubts about complainant's overall veracity - jury properly instructed - sound possible evidential bases for acquittal on two counts and conviction on 24 other counts - verdicts not inconsistent
Case Details
Citation[2012] NSWCCA 207
CourtNSWCCA
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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