The appellant appealed his conviction for assault causing bodily harm and the sentence imposed.
The appellant raised three grounds of appeal: (1) that the trial judge pre-judged the case based on a prior domestic murder conviction; (2) that the trial judge erred in believing the complainant despite her potential financial motive to lie; and (3) that the trial judge failed to adequately account for the absence of the appellant's DNA on the hammer and complainant.
The Court of Appeal dismissed all grounds of appeal, finding no basis for the pre-judgment claim, that the trial judge properly assessed the complainant's credibility, and that the absence of DNA evidence was not determinative given the complainant's accepted testimony.
The conviction appeal was dismissed and the sentence appeal was dismissed as moot.
