14 Jun 2018
The magistrate lawfully rejected the appellant's 'forgot to pay' defence after considering CCTV, conduct, and surrounding circumstances; expert evidence that the appellant had a propensity to forget did not compel acceptance that he in fact forgot at the relevant moment, and the appellate court must defer to the trial fact‑finder's credibility assessment; conviction was therefore safe.
27 Aug 2014
On rehearing the judge found the magistrate's factual findings were not plainly wrong; CCTV footage and reliable witness testimony supported that the appellant intentionally or recklessly assaulted three staff members; the alleged fresh evidence was not admissible; convictions were therefore safe and appeal dismissed.
26 Mar 1987
The conviction was upheld because, notwithstanding the judge's improper judicial notice, the judge expressly stated and the Court accepted that he would have reached the same conclusion on independent and admissible grounds (applicant's demeanour and unexplained transfer of keys), so the conviction was not unsafe; however the original sentence of 3 years was excessive given the likelihood that the applicant's involvement arose from influence by the boyfriend (prima mover) and was reduced to 18 months, the court having concluded no probation report was required.
8 Mar 1982
Appeal allowed and conviction quashed because the magistrate's record was confused and ambiguous, he gave no clear indication that the burden of proof remained on the prosecution, and he failed to address substantial contradictions and unsatisfactory features in the prosecution witnesses' evidence, rendering the conviction unsafe.