Chiro v. The Queen
Case No.
A9/2017
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
30/09/2015 Supreme Court of South Australia (Court of Criminal Appeal) (Vanstone J, Kelly J, David AJ)
Catchwords
Criminal law – Sentencing – Where appellant convicted by jury of “persistent sexual exploitation of a child” pursuant to Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) s 50 – Where complainant gave evidence of sexual exploitation that ranged in seriousness – Where trial judge directed jury they may convict if unanimously satisfied that appellant kissed complainant in circumstances amounting to indecent assault on two occasions – Whether Court of Criminal Appeal erred in failing to hold trial judge erred in failing to ask jury which sexual offences subject of unanimous guilty verdict for purposes of sentencing – Whether in absence of such answer it was open to sentencing jury to sentence on basis that appellant guilty of all alleged sexual offending.
Documents
10/02/2017 Hearing (SLA, Canberra v/link Adelaide)
24/02/2017 Notice of appeal
17/03/2017 Written submissions (Appellant)
17/03/2017 Chronology (Appellant)
07/04/2017 Written submissions (Respondent)
21/04/2017 Reply
20/06/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Adelaide)
21/06/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Adelaide)
13/09/2017 Judgment (Judgment summary)