Graham Thomas Rowe v The Queen - SC 22/2005
Summary
Appeal against conviction for offensive behaviour under s 4(1)(a) of the Summary Offences Act 1981 - whether the appellant's behaviour was sufficiently observable to amount to offensive behaviour - whether the court's finding was possible only with recourse to inadmissible prior conduct evidence - whether the absence of a legitimate purpose may be taken into account in determining whether behaviour is offensive - whether a police officer is a competent complainant in a prosecution for offensive behaviour. CA 374/04 18 April 2005
Result
Leave to appeal dismissed. 23 June 2005
Related Documents
Leave judgment - leave dismissed — ROWE V R SC SC 22/2005 [23 June 2005] (PDF 15 KB)