Catchwords
Criminal law – Appeal – Error or irregularity in trial – Failure to sever counts – Appellant charged with numerous counts of blackmail of one victim and one count of blackmail of another victim – Trial judge refused application to sever trial of separate count – Court of Appeal held that trial judge erred in refusing application – Whether refusal to sever resulted in "substantial miscarriage of justice" within meaning of s 276 of Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic).
Words and phrases – "substantial miscarriage of justice".
Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic) – s 276.