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Whether an accused must remove suspicion under s.287 or merely give an account leaving reasonable doubt, and whether "possession or conveying" is conjunctive.
Criminal law – unlawful possession – accused's explanatory burden under s.287 – "give an account" means sufficient to leave reasonable doubt; "possession or conveying" construed conjunctively. Section 4 Penal Code – reception of English law as guidance but subject to critical examination; re-enacted words carry prior judicial interpretation.
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