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The Court of Appeal has upheld a unanimous verdict convicting an individual of rape, rejecting the appeal on all grounds. The appellant was found guilty of rape following a trial in the original court, with the defense challenging the conviction based on the admissibility of audio recordings, recent complaint evidence, the refusal of a directed verdict of not guilty, and the claim that the verdict was perverse and against the weight of the evidence. The Court of Appeal found no error in the trial judge's decision to admit the audio recordings and recent complaint evidence, and determined that the trial was fair despite the absence of certain mobile devices and data. The Court also concluded that the jury's verdict was not perverse or inconsistent, as it was supported by the evidence presented.
rape conviction, Court of Appeal, audio recording admissibility, recent complaint evidence, directed verdict, perverse verdict, fair trial, Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981, Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990, voir dire, Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU), WhatsApp communication, evidence preservation, People (DPP) v Braddish, People (DPP) v Philip Dunbar, Cellebrite forensic analysis, Browne v Dunn, doctrine of recent complaint, probative value, prejudicial effect.
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