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BROOKS (a pseudonym) v THE KING

|McLEISH, Boyce and Kaye JJA

76 VR 605

BROOKS (a pseudonym) v THE KING Court of AppealMcLEISH, Boyce and Kaye JJA 30 October, 11 December 2024[2024] VSCA 305Criminal law — Appeal — Conviction — Practice and Procedure — Jury empanelment — Judge excused jury panel member after commencement of procedure for selecting juror — Whether statutory power to excuse jury panel member — Whether common law power to excuse jury panel member — Juries Act 2000 (Vic), ss 12, 32, 36.

Following a trial by jury in the County Court, the applicant was convicted of four charges of sexual penetration of a child under 16 with aggravating circumstances.

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