McKenzie v WA

• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Appeal against conviction
  3. › Misdirection
  4. › Recent complaint evidence
  5. › Whether trial judge erroneously characterised evidence as recent complaint
  6. › Whether trial judge failed to direct jury that determination of complaint was for them
  7. › Whether proviso should be applied
  8. › Criminal Appeals Act 2004 (WA), s 30(4)
  9. › Criminal Code (WA), s 325
• 1. Evidence
  2. › Recent complaint
  3. › Sexual offences
  4. › Admissibility
  5. › Whether out-of-court statement capable of amounting to complaint
  6. › Role of judge and jury in determining whether statement constitutes complaint
  7. › Whether ambiguous statement capable of being complaint
  8. › Bolster rule and exceptions

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