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 applicant convicted after trial of three counts of rape, two counts of attempted rape, four counts of stupefying with intent to commit an indictable offence, one count of indecent assault with a circumstance of aggravation, one count of attempted indecent assault with a circumstance of aggravation, two counts of assault, one count of indecent dealing with a circumstance of aggravation and one count of assault occasioning bodily harm – where applicant sought an extension of time in which to appeal against his convictions – where the applicant has previously appealed to the Court of Appeal against his convictions – where that prior appeal has been disposed of on the merits – whether the Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear a further appeal against those same convictions

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 applicant has sought an extension of time to appeal against his sentence – where there has previously been an Attorney-General’s appeal on the grounds that the sentence is manifestly inadequate – where the Attorney-General’s appeal has been allowed – where the applicant has previously appealed to the Court of Appeal against his sentence – where that prior appeal has been disposed of on the merits – whether the Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear a further appeal against sentence