Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 316 (Jun)
Neutral Citation: [2004] EWCA Crim 1648
Court: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:

Waller LJ, Davis and David Clarke JJ

Representation Anthony Arlidge QC and John Lodge (instructed by Bark & Co) for the defendant.
  William Harbage QC and Catarina Sjolin (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown.
Judgment Dates: 28 June 2004

Catchwords

Criminal evidence and procedure - Trial - Jury - Inconsistent verdicts - Verdicts not logically inconsistent - Safety of conviction.

The Case

The defendant's conviction of buggery of two complainants was safe because there was no logical inconsistency with acquittals of buggery in respect of one of the two complainants.

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