69 VR 553
Obian v The King

Published 20 December 2023

Obian v The King

Court of Appeal

Priest, Niall & Macaulay JJA

16/02/2023

[2023] VSCA 18

Criminal law — Appeal — Conviction — Sentence — Procedure — Application at trial by the Crown to re-open case after accused gave evidence — Rebuttal evidence — Whether evidence could have reasonably been foreseen — Characterisation of evidence — Material to which reference may be had in determining foreseeability — Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic), s 233(2)

Words and phrases — ‘could not reasonably have been foreseen’

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