The appellant was convicted of possession of an offensive weapon and wounding with intent. He was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. The appellant struck a male who was staying with a mutual friend several times to the head and body with something made of wood. The male suffered swelling to…
The applicant was convicted of four counts of indecent assault, acquitted of six, and sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment. He sought permission to appeal against conviction. The first ground of appeal was that the convictions were inconsistent with the acquittals on other counts. The second ground concerned evidence disclosed to…
The applicant was convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He had argued with neighbours and claimed self-defence. Two convictions for assault were admitted as bad character evidence although one conviction had subsequently been quashed. It was accepted at the appeal that the PNC record was inaccurate and that the…