A police officer's truthful statement to a suspect that both joint owners of a property will be charged in the absence of any explanation as to who was responsible for drugs found there does not constitute a threat or inducement rendering subsequent admissions involuntary, where the conversation was instigated by the suspect. Strikingly similar hydroponic cannabis setups at separate premises are admissible as similar fact evidence. Under s 21 of the Evidence Act 1906 (WA), a witness may be cross-examined about prior inconsistent statements inferred from submissions made by counsel at the witness's own guilty plea, and where the witness admits the submissions were accurately related, proof of the transcript is unnecessary.
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