The case illustrates the application of the M v The Queen test where identification evidence is inconsistent between police statements and trial testimony, with the majority holding that the jury's advantage in seeing and hearing witnesses was capable of resolving doubts about credibility. A sentence of four years imprisonment for armed robbery with violence in company was upheld for a 21-year-old offender on parole with a significant criminal history.
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