The case confirms that where an accused receives advice that the choice to give evidence is theirs, understands that choice, and relies on counsel's objectively reasonable recommendation not to give evidence, no miscarriage of justice arises merely because the accused later regrets the choice. The case also confirms that a Longman direction using 'unsafe' rather than 'dangerous' and 'should' rather than 'must' is sufficient when the direction as a whole conveys the forensic disadvantage and risk of miscarriage with appropriate emphasis.
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