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Chidiac v The Queen

[1991] HCA 4; (1991) 171 CLR 432
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year1991
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

On an appeal alleging an unsafe or unsatisfactory verdict, the appellate court asks whether on the whole of the evidence it was open to the jury to be satisfied of guilt beyond reasonable doubt / whether the jury was bound to have a reasonable doubt.

Area of Law

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Related Cases

Miller v The Queen [2016] HCA 30; (2016) 259 CLR 380 (Miller v The Queen; Smith v The Queen; Presley v DPP (SA))
Vines v ASIC [2007] NSWCA 75; (2007) 73 NSWLR 451
Ringrow Pty Ltd v BP Australia Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 71; (2005) 224 CLR 656

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