Where key Crown witnesses have major credibility issues such that their evidence taken in isolation would be insufficient to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, a conviction may nonetheless be sustained where circumstantial evidence — including phone records, the accused's established role in related offences, and the logic of events — provides powerful corroboration. The rejection by the jury of the accused's general denial of involvement does not itself establish guilt; the jury must be positively satisfied beyond reasonable doubt of participation in the relevant agreement.
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