In a prosecution for receiving stolen property, the State need not specify or prove the precise quantity of property belonging to the alleged owner; proof that at least one item belonged to the owner is sufficient. An unrecorded admission by an accused in an indictable offence case is arguably inadmissible under s 118 of the Criminal Investigation Act 2006 (WA) and the failure to seek a ruling on admissibility at trial may ground an appeal.
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