Rehabilitation for sentencing purposes may be demonstrated by a substantial period of law-abiding and socially useful living, even in the absence of demonstrated remorse. A trial judge giving a Longman direction is not required to warn of every possible prejudicial matter arising from delay or every matter that could be conjured up by defence counsel. An application under s 47 Jury Act 1995 (Qld) to question jurors requires a substantial foundation, and where pre-trial publicity is unrelated to the charges and occurred well before trial, refusal of the application is a proper exercise of discretion.
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