Where the killing is not in dispute and the only issue is intent, evidence of prior domestic violence admitted under s 132B of the Evidence Act 1977 (Qld) is relevant only as relationship evidence going to intent, not as propensity evidence, and a general propensity warning is not required. An inadvertent reference by a lay witness to the accused having been in jail is capable of cure by judicial direction, particularly where there is a substantial body of properly admitted evidence of prior violence and a strong Crown case.
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