I would say Alibi's can help to solve cases.
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Alibis and criminal law
One of the recurring plot premises in a crime drama is how the baddie would initially have a watertight alibi, which would then eventually fall apart when the good guys start to find holes in the alibi of the accused. This of course then leads to the satisfactory conclusion that we all want. However in the real world, an alibi for a person who is accused of an offence – and who isn’t the perpetrator – is an important for anyone who is innocent of an offence. Most people would assume that an alibi is relatively straightforward, however, there is a surprising amount of technical details that is associated with the laws in regards to alibis.
What is an alibi?
Like many other words in the legal vernacular, the term alibi is derived from Latin, which means, elsewhere.
It’s as simple as that.
What are the notice requirements for an alibi?
All states have a prescribed period of when notice should be given to the Director of Public Prosecution in regards to an alibi, and readers should be mindful that most states have different notice requirements. For example in s 590A of Queensland’s
Criminal Code, the prescribed period in which evidence of an alibi is to be submitted, is the period of 14 days after the date for the committal for trial of the accused. While under s 51 of Victoria’s
Criminal Procedure Act, it’s seven days before the day on which either a contest mention hearing or summary hearing, is when an accused must provide notice. While in contrast, the prescribed period for notice of an alibi under s 150 of New South Wale’s
Criminal Procedure Act is the “… period commencing at the time of the accused person’s committal for trial and ending 42 days before the trial is listed for hearing.”
Alibis and criminal law
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