Brown v WA

• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Appeal against conviction
  3. › Sexual penetration without consent
  4. › Admission of evidence from police interview
  5. › Partial admissions with explanation
  6. › Whether admission of prejudicial explanation caused miscarriage of justice
  7. › Whether trial judge's directions regarding limited use of evidence were adequate
  8. › Criminal Code (WA), s 325(1)
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Appeal against conviction
  3. › Unreasonable verdict
  4. › DNA evidence
  5. › Whether verdict unreasonable where DNA evidence incomplete
  6. › Whether jury left to speculate on relevant issue
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Appeal against sentence
  3. › Manifestly excessive sentence
  4. › Sexual penetration without consent
  5. › Whether sentence of 3 years 6 months' imprisonment manifestly excessive
  6. › Whether sentencing judge failed to take into account personal circumstances
  7. › Whether sentencing judge took into account irrelevant consideration of prior criminal record
  8. › Criminal Code (WA), s 325(1)

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