Section 428(1) of the Criminal Code (WA) does not require the prosecution to positively identify that an item was stolen from a particular person; proof beyond reasonable doubt of a reasonable suspicion suffices. No corroboration of identification evidence is required under s 428, and s 50 of the Evidence Act 1906 (WA) has abolished the general corroboration warning requirement.
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