A Markuleski-type direction is not required in Queensland where the complainant's evidence is independently supported on the counts leading to conviction, even where the jury acquits on other counts. Where an accused pleads guilty to some counts and goes to trial on others, best practice is to direct the jury expressly not to use the pleas of guilty to infer guilt on remaining counts, though the absence of such a direction does not render the summing-up inadequate if other directions address the concern. For persistent domestic violence offending involving torture and rape over a period of months, the applicable sentencing range is 12 to 14 years' imprisonment.
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