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The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed convictions for forgery and uttering a false document, and set aside consecutive prison terms.
The accused was last seen with the deceased, his fingerprint was found on the murder weapon, and his caution statement corroborated the prosecution's narrative. The chain of circumstantial evidence was complete and excluded any reasonable doubt as to innocence. The prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.
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The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the caution statement was voluntarily made by the accused, as the accused admitted to signing it by thumbprint and there was no credible evidence of involuntariness or coercion. The objection to admissibility was found to be an afterthought and unsupported by the evidence.
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The Court of Appeal quashed murder convictions, holding that key cautioned statements, fingerprint evidence, and forensic handling were unreliable or inadmissible.
The convictions were based on inadmissible cautioned statements, unreliable fingerprint evidence lacking proper chain of custody, insufficient corroboration, and procedural irregularity regarding assessors' opinions. The prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. All convictions and sentences are quashed.
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The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed a six-year sentence for theft, and ordered the appellant’s release after finding the evidence insufficient.
The High Court upheld a conviction for office breaking and stealing, holding that fingerprints on all removed louvre glasses supported guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
The High Court upheld a conviction for store breaking and stealing, relying on fingerprint evidence uniquely matching the appellant at the crime scene.
The High Court held that fingerprint evidence proved the appellant’s involvement in the stolen windscreen, but varied the conviction from stealing from a motor vehicle to simple theft.
Criminal appeal on burglary and theft convictions. Fingerprint evidence upheld the convictions, but the sentences were reduced for statutory limits.
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