12 Mar 2010
JELLYMAN V R SC 112/2009
- Citation
- SC 112/2009
- Court
- Supreme Court
Leave to appeal was dismissed because the Court was satisfied the Court of Appeal correctly held (1) the complainant's disability did not render her incompetent to give evidence, (2) the videotaped interview formed part of her sworn evidence and s 77 did not require extra verification of its truth, and (3) the sentence of preventive detention fell within the trial judge's discretion.