Doyle (a pseudonym) v Hayes

• 1. Appeal
  2. › Criminal appeal
  3. › Appeal against order of primary judge affirming Magistrates Court convictions
  4. › Whether decision upholding convictions was unreasonable and could not be supported by the evidence
  5. › Rehearing on the record
  6. › Advantage of trial judge in assessing credibility
  7. › Magistrates Court Act 1930 (ACT), s 208
  8. › Supreme Court Act 1933 (ACT), s 37O
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Evidence
  3. › Credibility of complainant
  4. › Inconsistencies in evidence
  5. › Motive to lie
  6. › Absence of corroborating injury
  7. › Whether complainant's evidence was reliable and capable of supporting conviction beyond reasonable doubt
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Evidence
  3. › Accused's denial
  4. › Bare denial not on oath and not tested by cross-examination
  5. › Whether bare denial provided plausible alternative version of events
  6. › Liberato v The Queen (1985) 159 CLR 507

Quick Take