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Section 291 - Crimes Act 1900 - Evidence of previous conviction charged in indictment — Zoe

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291 Evidence of previous conviction charged in indictment No evidence of any previous conviction, charged in an indictment, shall be offered, except in reply to evidence of character, unless the accused is convicted of the subsequent offence charged in the indictment.

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