The case confirms that where a co-accused's record of interview contains material prejudicial to the applicant, but the prejudice does not involve collateral matters such as bad character evidence or bolstering of prosecution witnesses, and the trial judge gives repeated and emphatic directions together with a structured question trail, a joint trial will not constitute a substantial miscarriage of justice. The jury's question during deliberations will not be treated as evidence of impermissible reasoning where it is equally consistent with consideration of the co-accused's case.
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