Ajayi v The Queen

In this matter, the appellant, Mr Ajayi, appealed against his conviction for importing a marketable quantity of a border controlled drug. The appeal was heard by the High Court of Australia. The appellant challenged the correctness of the trial judge's failure to leave the defence of sudden or extraordinary emergency to the jury and the failure to give a 'good character' direction to the jury. The respondent, the Crown, opposed the appeal.

The central legal issues were whether the trial judge erred by not leaving the defence of sudden or extraordinary emergency to the jury and whether the trial judge was required to give a 'good character' direction to the jury. The appellant argued that the trial judge should have left the defence of sudden or extraordinary emergency to the jury because the facts supported this defence. The appellant also submitted that the trial judge was required to give a 'good character' direction to the jury.

The High Court held that the trial judge did not err in not leaving the defence of sudden or extraordinary emergency to the jury. The court found that the appellant had not provided any evidence to support this defence and that the trial judge was not required to give a 'good character' direction to the jury. The court held that the appeal should be dismissed and leave to appeal refused.

No further orders were made by the court.