Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 8 ProcedureChapter 60 Indictments[s 568]offence mentioned in subsection (6)(a), the offence mentionedin subsection (6)(b) or the offence mentioned in subsection(6)(c).(8) If a subsection (6) indictment is preferred against 2 or morepersons—(a) all or any of them may, according to the evidence, beconvicted of the offence mentioned in subsection (6)(a),the offence mentioned in subsection (6)(b) or theoffence mentioned in subsection (6)(c); or(b) 1 or more of them may, according to the evidence, beconvicted of 1 of the offences and the other or others ofthem may be convicted of another of the offences, or of1 or the other of the other offences.(9) However, if the jury finds specially—(a) that a person charged on a subsection (6) indictment—(i) entered or was in a dwelling or premises and stoleproperty in the dwelling or premises; or(ii) stole all or part of property the subject of theindictment; or(iii) received all or part of property the subject of theindictment having reason to believe the property tohave been stolen; or(b) that a person charged on a subsection (6) indictmentcommitted 1 of any 2 of the offences mentioned inparagraph (a);but can not say which of the offences (the alternativeoffences) was committed by the person, the trial judge mustenter a conviction against the person for 1 of the alternativeoffences in accordance with subsection (10).(10) For subsection (9), the trial judge must enter a conviction forthe following offence—Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 347