The defendant, with no previous convictions appealed against conviction for sexual assaults on vulnerable women at the care home at which he worked. He said that the evidence was so weak that it should not have been left for the jury. Special procedures under the 1999 Act had been used for the complainants to give evidence.
Judges:
Mackay J, Lord Judge LCJ
Citations:
[2010] EWCA Crim 1824
Links:
Statutes:
Sexual Offences Act 2003 42(5), Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 16
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Evidence
Updated: 21 August 2022; Ref: scu.421081