Key legal question
Whether the appellate court failed to adequately address the defendant's arguments on the subjective element of indecent assault, violating the right to be heard.
Extracted holding
The appellate court gave insufficient reasons on the defendant's required mental state and did not adequately address his arguments.
Extracted reasoning
A court need not address every argument, but it must state the essential reasons. Here, the reasoning on intent was too sparse and did not explain why the defendant knowingly and wilfully acted; the reliance on the complainant's mistaken interpretation did not establish his own intent.