To obtain a conviction, the higher standard of proof - beyond reasonable doubt - must be satisfied.

There have been cases where it has been possible to obtain a conviction without there being a victim, but there were confessions.

The police tend to see expert advice as mainly an opportunity to obtain a conviction of someone already in their sights in the absence of other evidence.

Even though the confessions were confused and contradictory, accounts of the jury deliberations make clear that they were central to obtaining the convictions.

Should any credible evidence present in the future which again gives the state reasonable prospects of obtaining a conviction again, the state would again prosecute him.