11 Sept 2025
The court held that the guilty pleas were properly and voluntarily entered and supported by uncontroverted evidence, the magistrate applied correct sentencing authorities and principles (including appropriate baselines and guilty‑plea discount), and the decision to impose concurrent sentences producing an aggregate 15‑month term was not erroneous or manifestly excessive; appeal dismissed.
3 Jul 2025
Trial judge reasonably rejected the medical records and expert opinions on credibility and weight; the contemporaneous interview admissions and objective facts surrounding deliberate fabrication of documents established intent beyond reasonable doubt; on retrial the appellate court found no error in the trial judge's credibility findings and upheld the convictions and sentence.
13 Mar 2014
The court refused to admit the appellant's late documents because they were hearsay, inconsistent with official identity records, and did not satisfy the statutory tests for fresh evidence; the trial judge's credibility findings and admissions were reasonable and entitled to deference, therefore the convictions and concurrent 18-month sentences were affirmed and the appeal dismissed.
6 May 1998
The Court upheld the trial judge’s factual findings on credibility and admissibility (including admission of P2), concluded the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions, found no demonstrable bias or unfairness in the judge's interventions, and therefore dismissed the appeal and affirmed the convictions as not unsafe.
23 Jan 1996
The Magistrate's Reasons for Sentence demonstrated an intention to impose concurrent sentences of three months on each charge; the recorded total of six months was a recording error and the appeal is allowed to correct the record to three months on each charge to be served concurrently.