The case applies the established principles that an extension of time to appeal requires a satisfactory explanation for the delay and some prospect of success, and that an appeal against conviction on a guilty plea will only succeed in narrow circumstances. The subsequent conviction of an investigating police officer does not provide a basis for overturning a guilty plea where the officer's evidence did not incriminate the appellant and the conviction rested on independent fingerprint evidence.
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