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Douglass v The Queen [2012] HCA 34 (11 September 2012)

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http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/2012/34.html

Criminal law – Evidence – Trial by judge alone – Appellant convicted of aggravated indecent assault of granddaughter (“CD”) – CD aged three years at time of alleged offence – Appellant gave sworn evidence denying offence – CD’s unsworn statement only evidence of offence – Trial judge did not record any finding respecting appellant’s evidence – Whether reasons sufficient to make clear appellant’s evidence rejected beyond reasonable doubt – Whether CD’s evidence reliable – Whether evidence sufficient to prove offence beyond reasonable doubt.


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