Last week the Supreme Court decided DPP v Farmer [2010] VSC 343.The police saw Mr Farmer sitting in a car parked in a bicycle lane. The headlights were on. Just after the police saw the car, the headlights went off. The police stopped behind the car and walked up to it. Mr Farmer was talking …

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Last week the Supreme Court decided DPP v Farmer [2010] VSC 343.The police saw Mr Farmer sitting in a car parked in a bicycle lane. The headlights were on. Just after the police saw the car, the headlights went off. The police stopped behind the car and walked up to it. Mr Farmer was talking …

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