CORAM

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TAYLOR, JUSTICE SUPREME COURT

BAIRAMIAN, JUSTICE SUPREME COURT

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PARTIES

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APPELLANTS

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THE QUEEN

RESPONDENTS 

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AREA(S) OF LAW

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CRIMINAL LAW – EVIDENCE- MISTAKE IN TRANSCRIPT

 

 

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SUMMARY OF FACTS

The complainant was recorded as saying he held the appellant’s penis on the basis of which the appellant raised the defence of self- defence and provocation on appeal. He actually met to say he did not hold his penis which was the statement he made to the police.

 

 

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HELD

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The court held that the statement was wrongly recorded and that the appellant’s arguments are therefore unfounded.

 

 

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ISSUES

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Whether the defence of self- defence and provocation were made out from the evidence before the lower court.

 

 

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RATIONES DECIDENDI

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EFFECT OF MISTAKES IN THE TRANSCRIPT OF JUDGMENTS

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‘A conviction cannot be reversed on the basis of a mistake in the transcript.’ Per Bairamian F.J

 

 

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CASES CITED

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Not Available

 

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STATUTES REFERRED TO

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Not Available

 

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