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McInnis v The Queen

[1979] HCA 65; (1979) 143 CLR 575
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year1979
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

At common law an accused has no absolute right to legal representation at public expense; absence of counsel did not of itself render the trial a miscarriage of justice (Murphy J dissenting).

Area of Law

c

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