Campbell, Robert George v The Queen Barker, Terence Francis v The Queen

The appeals of Robert George Campbell and Terence Francis Barker against their convictions and sentences were dismissed. Mr Campbell appealed against his convictions on the grounds that the verdicts were unsafe and unsatisfactory, that the jury had been misled about the sources of documentary evidence, that the jury had been improperly influenced by an incident in a restaurant, and that the trial judge had been biased against him. The court found that Mr Campbell had failed to establish that any of the grounds of appeal had merit. The jury's verdicts were supported by the evidence, the jury had not been misled about the sources of the documents, there was no evidence of bias on the part of the trial judge, and the alleged incident in the restaurant did not affect the trial. Mr Barker appealed against his sentence, arguing that it was manifestly harsh. The court found that the sentencing judge had properly considered the appellant's circumstances and had imposed a sentence that was proportionate to the crimes committed. The appeals were dismissed.