A conviction for rape was unsafe and a conviction for sexual assault was substituted, where there was an absence of any evidence or activity capable of justifying the conclusion which pointed to an intent to commit the specific offence of rape. There was ample evidence of an intent to commit a serious sexual assault and there was no doubt that the offender’s actions had gone well beyond mere preparation.
ATTEMPTS COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT CRIMINAL APPEAL ACT 1968 s.3 CRIMINAL EVIDENCE INTENTION JURY DIRECTIONS RAPE SEXUAL ASSAULT STRUGGLE WITH BARMAID ALONE IN BAR WHEN IN DRINK SUBMISSION OF INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING MORE THAN PREPARATORY ACT
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