› Whether answer foreclosed defence argument on dates
› Whether miscarriage of justice
Criminal Law
› Appeal
› Conviction appeal
› Inconsistent verdicts
› Whether verdicts on rape charges inconsistent with acquittals on similar charges
› Whether verdicts unsafe and unsatisfactory
Criminal Law
› Appeal
› Conviction appeal
› Re-examination of complainant
› Whether impermissible for complainant to read whole police statement aloud after cross-examination on part of contents
› Evidence Act 2008 (Vic), ss 101A, 103
Quick Take
This case illustrates that where defence counsel agrees to a judge's proposed answer to a jury question, it will be very difficult to subsequently challenge that answer on appeal.
