Where a fraud charge under s 408C of the Criminal Code (Qld) involves a continuing process of dishonesty over game sessions, the Crown may properly join multiple dishonest acts into single counts under s 408C(2)(d) and s 568(3). The principles in Alexander v The Queen regarding identification evidence do not apply where the identifying witness had prior familiarity with the accused persons. Expert evidence on the rules and procedures of card games is admissible as opinion evidence, the categories of expert evidence not being limited to areas of scholastic study.
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