Abdel (a pseudonym) v The King

[2024] VSCA 36

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Catchwords

1. Criminal Law
2. › Appeal
3. › Conviction
4. › Inconsistent verdicts
5. › Whether verdict of guilty on one count logically inconsistent with acquittal and failure to agree on other counts
6. › Whether different quality of evidence on each charge explained differing verdicts
1. Criminal Law
2. › Appeal
3. › Conviction
4. › Inconsistent verdicts
5. › Whether jury's failure to agree on a verdict on one charge relevant to doctrine of inconsistent verdicts
6. › Pillay v The Queen (2014) 43 VR 327 followed
1. Criminal Law
2. › Appeal
3. › Extension of time
4. › Application to extend time to seek leave to appeal
5. › Whether proposed ground of appeal has merit
6. › Whether reasons for delay adequate

Quick Take

Where the evidence supporting different charges is materially different in quality — particularly where one charge is supported by strong corroborative evidence and others are not — differing verdicts will not be found inconsistent.

Case Details

Citation[2024] VSCA 36

CourtVSCA

JurisdictionVictoria

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