Doggett v the Queen B54/2000

This matter concerned an application for special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia by the applicant, Doggett, against the decision of the Queensland Court of Appeal. The applicant sought to challenge his conviction for murder.

The primary legal issue before Callinan J was whether there was a sufficient arguable case of error in the decision of the Queensland Court of Appeal to warrant the grant of special leave to appeal to the High Court. This involved a consideration of whether the Court of Appeal had erred in its assessment of the evidence or in its application of the law to the facts of the applicant's trial.

Callinan J, in chambers, considered the grounds of appeal advanced by the applicant. After reviewing the material before him, his Honour concluded that the applicant had not demonstrated any substantial error of law or fact in the judgment of the Queensland Court of Appeal. Consequently, special leave to appeal was refused.