23 Mar 2015
The magistrate's finding that PW2 observed the appellant remove the purse from the victim's rucksack and that discrepancies about the number of police officers were immaterial was reasonably open on the evidence; therefore the conviction was not unsafe or unsatisfactory and the appeal must be dismissed.
15 Jul 1999
The magistrate failed to resolve a material and unequivocal discrepancy in the complainant's evidence about the nature and timing of physical contact; that failure left a lurking doubt and rendered the conviction unsafe, requiring the appeal to be allowed and the conviction and sentence to be quashed.
7 Jun 1995
The Court held that the inconsistency in the prosecution witness's evidence was not material to the fact in issue, and the trial judge's finding that the applicant lacked credibility was sound; therefore the verdict was not unsafe and the application to appeal was dismissed.