Where a replacement juror was present in the courtroom when impartiality directions were given to the panel, the trial judge is not required to repeat those directions individually to the replacement juror. General evidence of uncharged domestic violence is admissible as relationship evidence under s 103CB of the Evidence Act 1977 (Qld) with appropriate propensity directions. The inadvertent eliciting of evidence excluded by a pre-trial ruling does not necessarily occasion a miscarriage of justice where the evidence is of no moment in the context of the whole trial and appropriate directions are given.
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