KNZ v The State of Western Australia

In KNZ v The State of Western Australia, the appellant, KNZ, sought leave to appeal against his convictions of 20 sexual offences against his daughter, GU. The court considered whether the verdicts were unreasonable or unsupported by the evidence. The Court of Appeal found that the jury was well-placed to assess the credibility of the complainant, GU, and her evidence. The appellant submitted that there were deficiencies and inconsistencies in GU's evidence that should have caused a reasonable doubt that the offences occurred. The court found that the jury was open to accept the evidence of GU and reject that of the appellant. The court held that the verdicts were not unreasonable and were supported by evidence that the jury was entitled to accept and inferences that the jury was entitled to draw. Therefore, whilst leave to appeal was granted, the appeal was dismissed.