16 Jul 1974
The magistrate's acceptance of the complainant's credible and corroborated evidence, together with surrounding suspicious conduct, provided sufficient proof of corrupt solicitation and acceptance beyond reasonable doubt; appellate court will not interfere with such findings absent error, therefore the appeal is dismissed.
22 Dec 1969
The conviction was unsafe and must be quashed because the magistrate applied an improper approach to conflicting evidence (treating the task as choosing between two stories) and relied on inadmissible corroboration between alleged accomplices; defects in the court record compounded the unfairness, and the Crown conceded it could not support the conviction on the corroboration ground.
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.
11 Jun 1969
The appeal was dismissed because the magistrate properly accepted the complainant's evidence that the appellant corruptly solicited and received money linked to the arrangement for a survey/licence, and the appellant's lack of actual ability to issue the licence did not negate the corrupt offence.
24 Sept 1968
The magistrate's acceptance of the Crown witnesses and the physical evidence (marked banknotes and cheque recovered on the appellant), together with the implausibility of the appellant's conspiracy theory and the magistrate's assessment of demeanour, provided sufficient evidence beyond reasonable doubt to sustain convictions for solicitation and receipt under s.3(1) Cap.215; therefore the appeal is dismissed.