Criminal Law – Misscarriage of justice – Principal and accessory indicted together as principals – Redirection at request of Crown involving change in course of trial – Conviction quashed on appeal – New trial or verdict of acquittal – Inconsistent verdicts – Proper framing of indictment when accessory indicted together with principal – Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (N.S.W.), s. 8 – Crimes Act 1900 (N.S.W.), s. 346.
Australian Uniform Evidence Acts – Peter Faris QC
19 May – 3154 cases – averaging 12,000+ hits per month over last year
