Tu Van Be Nguyen v The Queen [1997] FCA 583
The circumstantial evidence in its totality was sufficient to support the jury’s verdict of guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and ambiguous evidence on one aspect does not render the conviction unsafe when other significant evidence supports guilt.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 24 June 1997
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal From a Judge's Conviction
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- ['arson' 'unsafe and Unsatisfactory Verdict' 'circumstantial Evidence']
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Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal From a Judge's Conviction
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether the jury verdict was unsafe and unsatisfactory in a circumstantial case of arson']
Ratio Decidendi
The circumstantial evidence in its totality was sufficient to support the jury’s verdict of guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and ambiguous evidence on one aspect does not render the conviction unsafe when other significant evidence supports guilt.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- ['The appeal be dismissed.']
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