Jakaj v. Director of Public Prosecutions

Lower Court Judgment

25/09/2015 Supreme Court of South Australia (Court of Criminal Appeal) (Kourakis CJ, Gray J & Sulan J)

[2015] SASCFC 139

Catchwords

Criminal law – procedure – jury – verdict – alternative verdict – exercise of jurisdiction – whether the Supreme Court of a State has an inherent jurisdiction to set aside perfected orders that there be a conviction or acquittal – whether open to the court to admit evidence of the 12 (former) jurors in relation to whether the jury had determined to return a verdict of not guilty of the charge of murder.

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