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R v Whittaker[2011] QCA 237
R v Whittaker[2011] QCA 237
SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND
PARTIES: | |
FILE NO/S: | |
Court of Appeal | |
PROCEEDING: | Application for Extension (Sentence) |
ORIGINATING COURT: | |
DELIVERED ON: | 16 September 2011 |
DELIVERED AT: | Brisbane |
HEARING DATE: | 26 August 2011 |
JUDGES: | Margaret McMurdo P, Chesterman JA and North J Separate reasons for judgment of each member of the Court, each concurring as to the order made |
ORDER: | The application for an extension of time to appeal against sentence is refused |
CATCHWORDS: | CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL –PROCEDURE – NOTICES OF APPEAL – TIME FOR APPEAL AND EXTENSION THEREOF – where the applicant pleaded guilty to doing grievous bodily harm with intent – where the applicant was sentenced to eight years imprisonment with a declaration that the offence was a serious violent offence under Pt 9A Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) – where the applicant seeks an extension of time to appeal against sentence on the grounds that the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive and did not reflect his post-traumatic stress disorder and other mitigating features – whether the application for an extension of time should be granted Criminal Practice Rules 1999 (Qld), r 70(3) Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld), Pt 9A R v Bruce King, unreported, District Court of Queensland, Durward SC DCJ, 29 September 2010, distinguished R v Douglas [2004] QCA 1, considered R v Hansen [2008] QCA 351, cited R v Nguyen [2006] QCA 542, considered |
COUNSEL: | The applicant appeared on his own behalf D L Meredith for the respondent |
SOLICITORS: | The applicant appeared on his own behalf Director of Public Prosecutions (Queensland) for the respondent |