Pac v State of Tasmania

The appellant, Pac, appealed against a conviction to the Supreme Court of Tasmania. The appeal concerned the reasonableness and supportability of the jury's verdict, given the evidence presented at trial.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the jury's verdict of guilt was unreasonable or insupportable, specifically in light of the appellant's argument that the complainant's recollection of childhood events was unreliable and should have raised reasonable doubt. The Court was required to assess whether the evidence, when considered as a whole, was sufficient to eliminate any reasonable doubt regarding the appellant's guilt.

The Court reasoned that the appellant's argument, which relied on the complainant's recollection being contradicted by expert evidence, was unconvincing. The Court found that the evidence presented at trial was, in fact, sufficient to eliminate any reasonable doubt of the appellant's guilt. Consequently, the Court concluded that the appeal against conviction was wholly unarguable.

Leave to appeal was refused.