Further Edit: You may be interested to learn that this post is one of the most frequently viewed pages on this site. Whether that's a reflection on the readership of this blog, or just to the internet as a whole, is impossible to determine.Edit: The case referred to has now been posted at AustLII, as …
Month: July 2009
"Off the record" admissions
It's not uncommon for a suspect to disclose their involvement in an offence to investigators "off the record", but protest their innocence or make no comment when formally interviewed.Why someone would do this is difficult to understand. It would appear far more logical for a person to approach their dealings with police with a particular …
"Off the record" admissions
It's not uncommon for a suspect to disclose their involvement in an offence to investigators "off the record", but protest their innocence or make no comment when formally interviewed.Why someone would do this is difficult to understand. It would appear far more logical for a person to approach their dealings with police with a particular …
Jury directions report released
The VLRC report into jury directions I posted about a couple of weeks ago was tabled in Parliament yesterday. (There was no mention of video replays in cases of erroneous jury charges. Maybe next time.)As predicted, the VLRC recommends legislative change that will require the leave of the Court of Appeal before consideration of an …
Walker v Walker
Edit: Our statistics show that this post continues to be accessed in far higher numbers than I would have thought when I wrote it. There's obviously interest in how this rule will be applied in the future.Below I wrote, "Whether the statement then becomes evidence of the truth of its contents or merely clarification of …