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Court of Appeal dismisses an appeal against a conviction for rape, in circumstances where the appellant sought to introduce new evidence alleging the complainant's prior sexual experience, which was claimed to be contrary to her testimony, but the court finds that the proposed evidence did not meet the criteria for admission and did not have a material influence on the outcome of the case.
Court of Appeal - rape conviction - new evidence - prior sexual history - Criminal Law (Rape)(Amendment) Act 1990 - Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) - victim impact statement - credibility - cross-examination - Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981 - acknowledgment of guilt - apology - sentencing - retrial - admissibility of evidence - consent - non-consensual sex - injuries - Facebook messages - statement against interest.
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