The case identifies three possible outcomes following the quashing of a murder conviction where a statutory alternative of manslaughter was left to the jury but no verdict taken on it: substitution of verdict, retrial on manslaughter, or full discharge. The construction of s 297 of the Crimes Act 1900 (ACT) as directed at double jeopardy protection rather than precluding appellate substitution of verdicts remains to be determined.
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