Stevens v The Queen

Stevens was the appellant in an appeal against conviction before the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, Court of Appeal. The appeal concerned the reasonableness of the jury's verdict and whether it could be supported by the evidence presented at trial.

The Court of Appeal was required to determine two primary legal issues. Firstly, whether the verdict of the jury was unreasonable or could not be supported having regard to the evidence. Secondly, the Court considered whether there were any grounds for appeal relating to directions given to the jury during the trial.

The Court of Appeal considered the evidence presented at trial and the jury's findings. It applied the principles governing appeals against conviction, particularly in relation to the threshold for finding a verdict unreasonable or unsupported by evidence. The Court found no basis to interfere with the jury's verdict.

Consequently, the Court refused the appellant leave to appeal on ground (b) and dismissed the appeal against conviction.