Naira v R [2020] NSWDC 938
The evidence (both identification and admissions) left a reasonable doubt whether the appellant was the person who committed the assault charged; accordingly, the Crown failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 15 April 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Conviction Appeal / Hearing and Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal upheld; conviction quashed; verdict of not guilty entered
- Legal Topics
- ['common Assault' 'violent Offences' 'appeal Conviction' 'identity of Offender']
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Procedural Posture
Conviction Appeal / Hearing and Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether the appellant was proved beyond reasonable doubt to be the person who committed the assault charged']
Ratio Decidendi
The evidence (both identification and admissions) left a reasonable doubt whether the appellant was the person who committed the assault charged; accordingly, the Crown failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Court Disposition
appeal upheld; conviction quashed; verdict of not guilty entered
Orders
- ['The conviction appeal is upheld.' 'The conviction is quashed.' 'A verdict of not guilty is entered.']
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