Catchwords

CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – PRACTICE: AFTER CRIMINAL APPEAL LEGISLATION – MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS – QUEENSLAND – PROCEDURE – EXTENSION OF TIME, NOTICE OF APPEAL AND ABANDONMENT – where there was a three and half year delay in bringing application – where applicant contended he was not told of the time limit for appealing – where applicant contended he had to collect material by means of the Freedom of Information process – whether application for an extension of time within which to appeal against conviction should be allowed

CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION RECORDED ON PLEA OF GUILTY – GENERAL PRINCIPLES – where applicant contended he was pressured by legal representatives into pleading guilty – whether there was sufficient reason to go behind the plea of guilty