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Powch v R
Judgment date: 10/09/1987
Court: HCA
Judge: Mason CJ, Wilson, Brennan, Deane & Dawson JJ
Citation:
(1987) 163 CLR 496;
(1987) 61 ALJR 611;
(1987) 75 ALR 13;
[1987] HCA 41;
BC8701813;
Catchwords: Criminal law; Offences; Escape from lawful custody; Proof of lawfulness of custody;