Anderson (a pseudonym) v The King

[2024] HCASL 220

ANDERSON (A PSEUDONYM)

v

THE KING

[2024] HCASL 220
A5/2024

1. The applicant applies for special leave to appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of South Australia (Livesey P, Doyle and Bleby JJA) allowing the applicant's appeal against conviction following a trial by a jury of one count of maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child, contrary to s 50 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA), but dismissing his appeal that the verdict was unreasonable or not supported by the evidence. As a result, the Court of Appeal quashed the verdict and remitted the matter for re-trial. The application to this Court concerns the Court of Appeal's decision that the jury verdict was not unreasonable.

2. The application does not involve a question of law that is of public importance and has insufficient prospects of success to make it in the interests of the administration of justice to warrant the grant of special leave to appeal.

3. Special leave to appeal is refused.

   Gageler CJ
   Gordon J
   Edelman J
   Steward J 
   Gleeson J
   Jagot J
   Beech-Jones J

   5 September 2024