A peremptory challenge to a juror must be audible to the court to be effective; a whispered challenge heard only by defence counsel within the dock does not constitute a valid challenge under s 44 of the Jury Act 1995 (Qld). A trial judge is not required to direct on self-defence where neither the Crown case nor the defence case is consistent with self-defence, and doing so would obfuscate the real issues.
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