Seccull v The King

[2025] VSCA 216

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Catchwords

1. Criminal Law
2. › Appeal
3. › Conviction
4. › Unreasonable verdict
5. › Whether verdict of jury unreasonable or cannot be supported having regard to the evidence
6. › Complainant credibility supported by contemporaneous complaint evidence
7. › Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic), s 276(1)(a)
1. Criminal Law
2. › Evidence
3. › Sexual offences
4. › Complaint evidence
5. › Contemporaneous complaints to third parties
6. › Whether open to jury to rely on complaint evidence to support complainant's credibility

Quick Take

A jury's pattern of acquitting on charges where the complainant's evidence is unsupported while convicting on charges buttressed by contemporaneous complaint evidence demonstrates rational assessment and will not be disturbed as unreasonable on appeal.

Case Details

Citation[2025] VSCA 216

CourtVSCA

JurisdictionVictoria

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