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Northern Irish Court of Appeal dismisses application for leave to appeal from jury convictions of indecent assault and rape, and holds that judge gave adequate directions to jury on consent and capacity.
Criminal law - convictions of indecent assault and rape following retrial - complaints by singer against manager of entertainment agency - directions to jury on consent and capacity - whether direction on consent was confusing - whether direction on complainant’s capacity to consent was unnecessary or unhelpful - alternative verdicts - whether alternative verdict of indecent assault should have been made available to the jury in respect of the counts alleging rape - previous conviction - character direction - evidence of complaint and inconsistency - evidence of complainant’s demeanour.
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