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Judgment date
Case number
M159/2016
Before
Kiefel CJ, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle, Edelman JJ
Catchwords
Criminal law – Criminal procedure – Jury directions – Standard of proof – Where jury directed that Crown required to prove accused's guilt not beyond any doubt but beyond reasonable doubt – Whether such direction error of law – Whether such direction productive of substantial miscarriage of justice.
Words and phrases – "any doubt", "beyond reasonable doubt", "fanciful doubt".