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Plomp v The Queen

[1963] HCA 44; (1963) 110 CLR 234
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year1963
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

In a case resting on circumstantial evidence, guilt must be not merely a rational inference but the only rational inference the proven circumstances permit, consistent with proof beyond reasonable doubt.

Area of Law

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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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