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R v Lee

[1950] HCA 25; (1950) 82 CLR 133
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year1950
StatusBinding authority

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

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