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Undefended summary criminal hearings: a case for reform
Record ID:
26728
Format:
LIJ Article
Year:
2001
Author:
Moisidis, Cosmas ;
Source:
LIJ (2001) 75 No 4
Date_of_entry:
04/05/2001
Legislation:
Magistrates' Court Act 1989 (Vic)
Notes:
The current mode of providing undefended criminal proceedings in Victorian is in need of reform. The present practice, which requires the prosecution to proves its case by calling evidence, represents a waste of prosecutorial and court resources without providing any safeguards for the interest of unrepresented defendants.
Section:
Feature
Month:
May


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