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Ingredients of offence
  • 7 Oct 2005

    L V R SC 49/2005

    Citation
    SC 49/2005
    Court
    Supreme Court

    The Court granted leave to appeal on two grounds because those issues raised questions of legal principle and practice of general public importance — the correct analysis of the elements of attempted sexual violation and the correctness of the trial judge's jury directions and allocation of judge/jury roles — and refused leave on the evidentiary sufficiency ground because it lacked general importance and did not disclose a risk of substantial miscarriage of justice.