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Conviction appeal dismissed as the trial judge's instructions to the jury were firm and fair.
The appellant appealed his conviction, arguing that the trial judge's handling of a difficult situation would have led the jury to conclude his lawyer no longer believed in him.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that the trial judge handled the situation appropriately with a firm and fair instruction to the jury.
The court rejected the appellant's submission as speculative and contrary to the presumption that jurors follow a trial judge's directions.
