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Peacock v The King

[1911] HCA 66; (1911) 13 CLR 619

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1911

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

To convict on circumstantial evidence the jury must be satisfied that guilt is the only rational inference; an inference must rest on more than conjecture or speculation.

Area of Law

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