Last Friday the Court of Appeal set aside a conviction on a single count of indecent assault, in Sabet v The Queen [2011] VSCA 124.The case stands out partly because it arose from a trial where the jury acquitted the accused of all other charges that might have suggested indecent circumstances. (And also because there …
Continue reading Sabet v The Queen [2011] VSCA 124: kiss on the cheek not necessarily indecent
Stephen Warne is justifiably fond of this legal submission charting the usage and development of the word 'fuck' in the English language. It was prepared by a Colorado public defender to persuade a judge that use of the word by a teen to his high school principal was protected by the US First Amendment.In Bill …
Continue reading Gul v Creed & Anor [2010] VSC 185: indecent language is all about context
Stephen Warne is justifiably fond of this legal submission charting the usage and development of the word 'fuck' in the English language. It was prepared by a Colorado public defender to persuade a judge that use of the word by a teen to his high school principal was protected by the US First Amendment.In Bill …
Continue reading Gul v Creed & Anor [2010] VSC 185: indecent language is all about context