His conviction was then overturned on appeal to the New South Wales Court ofĬriminal Appeal (NSWCCA) in April 2016 on the grounds of how the jury approached Trial, Lazarus was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 3 Luke Andrew Lazarus initially appeared in the District Court with a jury in JanuaryĢ015 and was convicted and sentenced by the trial judge. Summary of the victim’s traumatic evening. Night with Mullins as “as gross story.” Police also retained a message conversationīetween the victim and her sister the night of the incident that included a short Victims, as well as a message conversation between Lazarus and a friend regarding his Without any witnesses and little physical evidence, police were forced to obtainĭata from the appellant’s phone which included a list of female names, including the ‘luring’ the victim out to the alley on the Mullins has affected her ability to consent, butīelieved that her body language indicated that Is voluntary, without fear, intimidation, coercion, orĪnything that may inhibit one’s judgement.Īlready, the amount of alcohol consumed by Participate in an activity and can only be given if it Penile-anal intercourse with the complainant, theĭispute was based upon whether it was consensualĬonsent is an individual’s free agreement to There was no dispute that the accused had The examination of semen collected from an anal swab later confirmed the North Shore Hospital documented grazes on the victim’s knees and small tears around The forensic examination completed the morning after the incident at Royal

Mullins testified that she was scared and did what he asked, which led to 10-minute ofĪnal penetration. Lazarus and join her friend back inside, he began to remove her clothing andĪggressively command her to, “Get on hands and knees and arch back.” Leading her through a doorway onto a laneway.Īfter Mullins’ several verbal attempts to leave Standard drinks, making her quite intoxicated.ĬCTV footage shows the appellant extending Invitation to proceed to a ‘VIP area’ by which BIBLIOGRAPHY.ĬCTV FOOTAGE.Īt the trial, a compilation of several CCTVįootage showed the complainant entering SohoĪpproached by the appellant 4 minutes later on.AGRRAVATING AND MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES.

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