Donohue v Tasmania

The appellant, Donohue, was convicted of armed robbery in the Supreme Court of Tasmania. Donohue appealed this conviction to the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Tasmania.

The central legal issue before the Full Court was whether the verdict of guilty returned by the jury was unreasonable or insupportable having regard to the evidence presented at trial.

The Full Court considered the evidence, including identification evidence and other circumstantial material. Applying the principles established in cases such as *M v The Queen*, the Court determined that there was no significant possibility that an innocent person had been convicted. The jury's verdict was found to be open to them on the evidence presented.

Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, and the conviction upheld.