Where the prosecution leads evidence of one police interview containing admissions, a second interview conducted 11 days later in different circumstances and prompted by new information is a separate statement, not part of the first, and is not admissible at the defence's behest as to the truth of its contents under the mixed statement exception. The temporal separation, different circumstances, and intervening events are critical factors in determining whether multiple interviews constitute one statement. Running from the scene of a crime does not constitute withdrawal from a common purpose under s 8(2) of the Criminal Code (WA).
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