In R v BEI [2024] QCA 71, the appellant BEI was convicted on several counts related to assault and choking against a former partner and appealed the decision. He contended the trial judge erred by not instructing the jury with a Markuleski direction, which would have allowed them to consider complaints about his credibility across different charges if they had doubts about one. The court examined whether such a direction was necessary and if its absence caused a miscarriage of justice. The appellate judges concurred, dismissing the appeal. They reasoned that the trial was focused on the credibility and accuracy of the complainant's evidence, and the jury was capable of assessing this evidence as a whole. The court found that the trial judge had adequately directed the jury on these matters and that the absence of a specific Markuleski direction did not result in a miscarriage of justice.
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