7 Dec 1971
THE QUEEN v. JOSEPH PEREIRA AND OTHERS
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. JOSEPH PEREIRA AND OTHERS
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCC25/1971
On the whole of the admissible evidence the Court was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the accused formed conspiracies to dope horses and to effect public mischief/cheat bettors; co-conspirator statements and acts in furtherance of the common design were admissible against the defendants where a sufficient foundation existed and, despite inconsistencies, the Court accepted key accomplice witnesses as truthful on matters of material relevance after applying appropriate caution and observing burden of proof.