R v Cockrell; ex parte Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth)
[2005] QCA 59
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Date of conviction, upon pleas of guilty, of fifteen Commonwealth and four Queensland dishonesty offences charged in a single ex-officio indictment.
Primary Judgment
DC2756/03 (No citation)
13 Nov 2003
Date of sentence. For the Queensland offences, Mr Cockrell was sentenced to 6 years’ imprisonment, with a recommendation that he be considered eligible for post-prison community-based release after 2 years. On the Commonwealth counts, an effective sentence of 3.5 years’ imprisonment was imposed, with a non-parole period of 18 months. A further one month’s imprisonment, to be served cumulatively, was ordered in respect of the Commonwealth offence of destruction of evidence.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2005] QCA 59 [2005] 2 Qd R 448
11 Mar 2005
Extension of time granted, appeal against Queensland convictions allowed, those convictions set aside; the indictment was presented by a person who was not authorised to present indictments in respect of Queensland counts: McMurdo P, Jerrard JA, Mackenzie J. As to further orders, the court held (McMurdo P dissenting) that it was empowered to order a retrial, but Jerrard JA declined to do so on account of Mr Cockrell’s time served.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2005] QCA 268
02 Aug 2005
Application for extension of time to seek leave to appeal against sentence refused: McMurdo P, Keane JA, Dutney J.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2009] QCA 315
20 Oct 2009
Extension of time to appeal against Commonwealth convictions and seek leave to appeal against sentence refused; no good reason to extend time; sentences served; no miscarriage of justice arising out of asserted contraventions of plea agreement occurring subsequent to convictions: Keane, Holmes and Muir JJA.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2015] QCA 73 (2015) 250 A Crim R 364
01 May 2015
Application for extension of time to appeal against Commonwealth convictions refused; insufficient explanation for delay; appeal has no prospects of success; no good reason to relieve applicant of consequences of delay: Gotterson and Morrison JJA, Jackson J.
Appeal Status
Appeal Determined (QCA)
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