ESSAY ON: Australian Law and The Right to Silence

Number of Pages 14

This research paper: This is a 14 page Australian Law paper. Weissensteiner v R (1993) 17 CLR 217 descirbes the right to silence, with a specific view of the right of the accused to elect to remain silent and the implications in terms of the legal process. Specifically, the right to silence cannot be used by the prosecution in support of an implied admission of guilt, and cannot be used as evidence to support either guilt or innocence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.


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