In R v AGJ [2024] QCA 124, the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland dealt with an appeal against the conviction of the appellant, AGJ, who had been convicted by a jury on 27 November 2020 of multiple counts of sexual and assault offences against his daughters. The appellant's main grounds for appeal included improper restriction of cross-examination, improper admission of certain evidence, and alleged failures by his trial counsel to follow instructions. The court allowed leave to amend the notice of appeal, but denied leave to adduce further evidence and ultimately dismissed the appeal. The judges agreed that the trial judge did not err in limiting the scope of the further cross-examination or in the treatment of handwritten notes tendered as evidence. Furthermore, the appellant's claims of withdrawal threats from his counsel were rejected due to a lack of credibility. Therefore, no miscarriage of justice was found, and the appellant's conviction stood.
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