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R v Armstrong [2001] QCA 559
[2001] QCA 559
Court of Appeal (Qld)|2001-12-07|Before: McMurdo P, Williams JA, Atkinson JJudgment of the, Court
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Court of Appeal (Qld)
Decision date
2001-12-07
Before
McMurdo P, Williams JA, Atkinson JJudgment of the, Court
Catchwords
- CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION
- – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – PARTICULAR GROUNDS –
- UNREASONABLE OR
- INSUPPORTABLE VERDICT – appellant charged with rape, indecent dealing,
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Catchwords
CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION– APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – PARTICULAR GROUNDS –UNREASONABLE ORINSUPPORTABLE VERDICT – appellant charged with rape, indecent dealing,deprivation of liberty and assault occasioningbodily harm – acquitted ofrape and indecent dealing but convicted of deprivation of liberty and assaultoccasioning bodilyharm - whether inconsistency in verdicts – whereevidence provides a rational basis for the verdict of guilty of assaultoccasioningbodily harmCRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL ANDINQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – PARTICULAR GROUNDS–MISDIRECTION AND NON-DIRECTION - where no direction given that in orderto convict for deprivation of liberty, the prosecution mustprove beyond areasonable doubt that the appellant did not honestly and reasonably believe thatthe complainant was consenting toher stay in the room – where verdicts