Jury acquits man of assault after bowling alley records back his alibi
Daniel Mark Delphine was found not guilty of assaulting a woman. His bowling alley alibi was backed up by business records.
A Launceston jury deliberated for one and a half hours. The jury found Daniel Mark Delphine not guilty of assaulting a woman.
Daniel Mark Delphine allegedly punched and kicked her repeatedly. Daniel Mark Delphine's defence argued he could not have been at the Ravenswood granny flat where the attack happened.
He was bowling at the time instead. The bowling alley's records showed Delphine's name for the afternoon of the attack.
They placed him elsewhere. The defence challenged the witness's reliability.
She was the attacked woman. They pointed to inconsistencies in her account.
She had initially lied to police about being in a car accident. The Crown argued that the records did not prove Delphine was actually bowling.
But the jury found the evidence raised reasonable doubt about guilt.
- Daniel Mark Delphine
- Defendant
- One and a half hours
- Jury deliberation
- Ravenswood granny flat
- Attack location
- Not guilty of assault
- Jury verdict
Why it mattersRecords made at the time can outweigh eyewitness testimony. This happens when that testimony has contradictions or the witness has been dishonest before.
AustraliaA Tasmanian court precedent on the weight of alibi evidence and system records in assault cases.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 2 h ago
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