The Court of Appeal refused an extension of time to appeal, reaffirming that where an appeal against conviction has been dismissed on the merits, the Court has no jurisdiction to entertain a further appeal, applying Grierson v The King (1938) 60 CLR 431 and s 668D of the Criminal Code (Qld). The Court also noted that an alleged admission by a witness that he 'got the figures wrong' could not conceivably constitute perjury. The application for extension of time to appeal against sentence was also refused due to lack of prospects and absence of sworn evidence explaining the delay.
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