1/15/2021
START DATE
END DATE
2/19/2021
Robert Smith v Fiona Miller
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Supreme Court of Bermuda
Criminal Law
S. Subair Williams J
Bruce Swan
Maria Sofianos Tin Tucker
FACTS OF THE CASE:
The appellant an 86-year-old male appealed against conviction and sentence for sexual offences committed 44 years ago against a male child family member. The offences included causing or inducing a child to commit an indecent act and indecent assault. The case involved three counts of sexual offences detailed accounts from the complainant his sister and police evidence alongside the appellant's denial of all allegations. The magistrate found the appellant guilty and the appeal court upheld the conviction and sentence emphasizing the seriousness of the offences the breach of trust and the impact on the victim
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Defendant
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15-Jan-21
RULED IN FAVOUR OF:
19 February 2021.
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Robert Smith v Fiona Miller
The appellant an 86-year-old male appealed against conviction and sentence for sexual offences committed 44 years ago against a male child family member. The offences included causing or inducing a child to commit an indecent act and indecent assault. The case involved three counts of sexual offences detailed accounts from the complainant his sister and police evidence alongside the appellant's denial of all allegations. The magistrate found the appellant guilty and the appeal court upheld the conviction and sentence emphasizing the seriousness of the offences the breach of trust and the impact on the victim