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Domican v The Queen

[1992] HCA 13; (1992) 173 CLR 555

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1992

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Where identification evidence is a significant issue and its reliability is disputed, the trial judge must, with the authority of the judge's office, warn the jury of the special dangers of convicting on identification evidence and isolate and explain the specific weaknesses in the evidence in the particular case.

Area of Law

Criminal Law, Procedure & Evidence

Related Cases

McAuliffe v The Queen [1995] HCA 37; (1995) 183 CLR 108

M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; (1994) 181 CLR 487

Dietrich v The Queen [1992] HCA 57; (1992) 177 CLR 292

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