CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PARTICULAR GROUNDS - CONDUCT OF LEGAL PRACTITIONERS - where appellant argued that his trial counsel failed competently to present the appellant's case in accordance with instructions - whether there was no rational basis for those aspects of counsel's conduct of the case of which the appellant complains and whether the appellant was deprived, as a result, of a fair chance of acquittal
CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PARTICULAR GROUNDS - CONDUCT OF TRIAL JUDGE - where appellant asserted that the learned trial judge was biased because of certain statements made by learned trial judge in course of trial - whether any bias existed and whether appellant was denied a fair trial by reason of the alleged bias of the learned trial judge
CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PARTICULAR GROUNDS - OTHER MATTERS - where appellant argued trial should not have proceeded due to appellant's ill health - where appellant asserted that police officers involved in the investigation related to the offences had acted inappropriately - where appellant complained that various witnesses were not called by the prosecution - whether the trial should have proceeded in these circumstances
Case Details
Citation[2006] QCA 142
CourtQCA
JurisdictionQueensland
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