R v Loodin

The appeal concerned the criminal conviction of the defendant, Loodin, for robbery. The appeal was heard by Gray, Peek, and Lovell JJ.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the jury's verdicts of guilt were unreasonable or insupportable having regard to the evidence presented at trial. This involved a review of the evidence and the trial judge's summing up to determine if the verdicts were unsafe or dangerous.

The court found that the evidence presented at trial, when considered as a whole, was sufficient to allow the jury to be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt of the defendant's guilt. The judges concluded that the verdicts were open on the evidence and fully justified, meaning it would not be dangerous to allow them to stand. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed.