Half-time submissions
by Benjamin Bickford
Half-time submissions is a discussion on the legal options and process available to a defence lawyer at the conclusion of the prosecution case.
The paper covers the legal tests with respect to “No Prima Facie Case” submissions, “Prasad Directions” and the “two limbs” of May v O’Sullivan; and provides some practical examples of how the different tests and principles might be applied in practice.
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