29 Dec 2005
The magistrate's acceptance of PW1 and rejection of the appellant and his mother fell within proper evaluative discretion; the identified inconsistencies were ancillary or explicable as memory lapses and did not undermine the voluntariness or reliability of the recorded interview, so the conviction was upheld.
26 Feb 1999
The appeal was allowed because the combination of police failures — not checking for marked money, unexplained delay in effecting arrests and failure to afford the accused an opportunity to explain the seized packet — created grave doubts as to the safety of the conviction, warranting quashing of the conviction.
5 Aug 1998
Because the police operation and evidential record contained multiple significant deficiencies (delay in arrest, failure to check marked notes, misdescribed seizure documentation and inadequate investigation) the court had a lurking doubt as to the safety of the conviction and therefore allowed the appeal, quashed the conviction and refused a retrial.
4 Sept 1992
The cautioned statements were properly admitted as voluntary and corroborated by the circumstances (discovery of the knife and detailed confession); there was no basis to overturn the trial judge's fact findings or to find the sentence inappropriate, therefore leave to appeal against both conviction and sentence is dismissed.
4 Dec 1976
Although two years' imprisonment was not excessive, fairness required reducing the sentence by four months (the sentence the appellant had already served because authorities delayed arrest), and substituting a sentence of one year and eight months' imprisonment.
20 Nov 1974
The appeal is dismissed because the appellate court concluded the trial judge was not required to give an express warning about the dangers of visual identification when sitting alone, the identification evidence was properly assessed and found reliable despite the delay in arrest and the manner of the parade, and there was no improper use of the second appellant's silence; convictions were therefore safe and upheld.