24 Jun 1988
The appellate court refused leave because the trial judge's positive assessment of the victims' independent and detailed identifications, supported by surrounding circumstances and the implausibility/rehearsed nature of the alibi witnesses, rendered the conviction reasonable; the complaint about identikit admissibility was untenable and did not justify interference.
13 Oct 1982
The conviction was unsafe because the jury were misled about the burden of proof by a s.37K certificate that referred only to 25 October while the charge alleged 24–25 October, combined with the trial judge's failure to direct the jury to evaluate the alibi evidence against the possibility of the defendants' participation in the voyage; these defects rendered the verdict unsafe and required quashing of the conviction.
17 Nov 1969
Appeal allowed and convictions quashed because the convictions were unsafe: the evidence did not irresistibly support corrupt soliciting, the magistrate relied on asserted corroboration that was not shown in the record, serious defects and miscopying in the appeal record (including false certification) undermined the process, and alibi and timing discrepancies were not properly resolved by the magistrate.