Court of Appeal dismisses an appeal against a conviction for multiple counts of rape and other offenses, affirming the trial judge's decisions. The appellant challenged the trial judge's jury instructions on the doctrine of recent complaint and the handling of the defense case, particularly the evidence of the appellant's sons regarding the victim's credibility. The Court of Appeal found no error in the trial judge's re-charge to the jury concerning the doctrine of recent complaint and deemed the approach to the defense case appropriate, given the trial's short duration and the jury's attentiveness. The original decision from the trial court, which resulted in a 9-year imprisonment sentence for the appellant, was upheld.
Court of Appeal, rape conviction, recent complaint doctrine, jury instructions, trial judge, defense case, victim's credibility, consent, mistaken belief, mens rea, Criminal Law Rape Act 1981, Criminal Law (Rape)(Amendment) Act 1990, Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, appeal dismissal.