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R v Lee
[1950] HCA 25; (1950) 82 CLR 133
Key Principle
A confession or admission is admissible only if voluntary in the common law sense; even if voluntary, a trial judge has a discretion to exclude it where its admission would be unfair to the accused.
Area of Law
c
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))
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