The Queensland Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against a murder conviction, rejecting claims that fresh evidence regarding the appellant's alleged inability to use his right arm would have affected the trial outcome, that trial counsel failed to properly investigate that evidence, or that a miscarriage of justice otherwise occurred. The Court applied settled principles on fresh evidence and counsel misconduct, finding on the facts that neither ground was made out.
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