The Queensland Court of Appeal refused an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal against a sentence of 12 months imprisonment (suspended after six months) for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle while adversely affected by alcohol. The Court found the applicant's explanations for the one-month delay unsatisfactory and, in any event, held there were no reasonable prospects of success given the sentence was within range by reference to R v Coake [1999] QCA 12, where two years imprisonment was upheld on similar but slightly more serious facts.
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