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Appeal against sexual offences convictions dismissed where inconsistencies in complainant’s evidence held to be matter for jury
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Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against convictions and sentence involving rape, sexual assault and false imprisonment offences, finding: 1) there were no exceptional circumstances that would justify setting aside the verdict of the jury on the grounds of perversity as evidential inconsistencies in respect of the complainant were a matter for the jury exclusively; and 2) there was no error in sentencing principle that would warrant interfering with the imposed sentence.
Criminal law – appeal against conviction and sentence – offences of attempted rape, sexual assault and false imprisonment – term of ten years on each count – Sex Offenders Act 2001– whether verdict of the jury was against the weight of the evidence and perverse – inconsistencies were a matter for the jury exclusively – no exceptional circumstances in the present case that would justify this Court in setting aside the verdict of the jury on the grounds of perversity – appeal dismissed – no error of principle in sentencing.
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