The Appeal Division of the Isle of Man had been entitled to conclude that an autistic man’s conviction for sexual assault was safe. The expert evidence adduced by the offender about his condition did not lead to a different conclusion because the evidence, as a whole, supported conviction.
AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER CREDIBILITY CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ISLE OF MAN SEXUAL ASSAULT SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE UNSAFE CONVICTIONS VULNERABLE DEFENDANTS WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE WHETHER PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS SUFFICIENT TO PROTECT AUTISTIC DEFENDANT ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
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