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Baker v The Queen

[2012] HCA 27
Case number
M154/2011
Before
French CJ, Gummow, Hayne, Heydon, Crennan, Kiefel, Bell JJ
Catchwords

Criminal law – Evidence – Common law – Hearsay – Admissions – Appellant and co-accused jointly tried for murder – Appellant convicted; co-accused acquitted – Co-accused made certain admissions in police interview and to witnesses ("out-of-court confessional statements") – Consideration of Bannon v The Queen (1995) 185 CLR 1 – Whether out-of-court confessional statements were admissible in exculpation of appellant as exception to hearsay rule.

Words and phrases – "admissions", "against penal interest", "hearsay rule", "out-of-court confessional statements".

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