A redirection that explicitly instructs the jury not to treat a co-offender's guilty plea as evidence against the accused, and that the plea is 'no evidence against' the accused, is sufficient to cure a summing-up passage that might otherwise be misinterpreted. The appropriate sentencing range for attempted murder in Queensland is generally 10 to 17 years, though Byrne J expressed reservations about stating a fixed range given the variability of the offence.
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