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SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND

CITATION:

R v Clayton [2011] QCA 63

PARTIES:

R
v
CLAYTON, Sean Stewart
(applicant)

FILE NO/S:

CA No 4 of 2011
SC No 25 of 2003

DIVISION:

Court of Appeal

PROCEEDING:

Application for Extension (Sentence & Conviction)
Appeal against Conviction & Sentence

ORIGINATING COURT:

Supreme Court at Brisbane

DELIVERED EX TEMPORE ON:

11 April 2011

DELIVERED AT:

Brisbane

HEARING DATE:

11 April 2011

JUDGES:

Fraser JA and Atkinson and P Lyons JJ
Judgment of the Court

ORDER:

The applications are struck out

CATCHWORDS:

CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – PROCEDURE – OTHER MATTERS – where the applicant stated that the applications filed did not bear his signature – where as a result no application has been made – whether the applications should be struck out

COUNSEL:

The applicant appeared on his own behalf
M J Copley SC for the respondent

SOLICITORS:

The applicant appeared on his own behalf
Director of Public Prosecutions (Queensland) for the respondent

FRASER JA: In this matter, the Court has before it what appear to be applications signed by Sean Stewart Clayton.

There is a notice of application for extension of time within which to appeal filed on 7 January 2011 and a notice of appeal or application for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence, also filed on 7 January 2011.
Mr Clayton has appeared before the Court and submitted that, in fact, neither document bears his signature. Each document does bear a signature on page 3 but Mr Clayton points out that the signatures appear to be different from each other. He has submitted that neither is his signature and it follows that, if so, he has made no application. For that reason, the applications should be struck out.

The Court orders that both applications are struck out.

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The case of R v Clayton involved the applicant seeking to appeal a conviction or apply for a new trial. The nature of the dispute was whether the applications made by the applicant should be struck out because they did not bear his signature. The matter was heard in the Supreme Court of Victoria. The court was required to decide whether, given that the applications did not bear the applicant's signature, they should be dismissed. The central issue was whether the absence of the applicant's signature on the applications meant that no valid application had been made, and thus the court should strike out the applications.

The court considered the procedural requirements for making an application to appeal a conviction or apply for a new trial. It noted that applications of this nature must be made in accordance with the rules of court, and typically require the signature of the applicant to be valid. The court found that the absence of the applicant's signature meant that the applications did not meet the necessary procedural requirements. Consequently, the court determined that no valid application had been made and, as a result, the applications should be struck out. The court emphasised that adherence to procedural rules is essential to ensure the proper administration of justice and the integrity of the legal process.

In light of the above, the court ordered that the applications be struck out. The reasoning was that without the applicant's signature, the applications did not comply with the necessary procedural requirements, and thus no valid application had been made. This decision underscores the importance of following legal procedures when making applications to the court. The final orders of the court were that the applications were to be struck out.

R v Clayton

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CITATION:	R v Clayton [2011] QCA 63
PARTIES:	R v CLAYTON, Sean Stewart (applicant)
FILE NO/S:	CA No 4 of 2011 SC No 25 of 2003
DIVISION:	Court of Appeal
PROCEEDING:	Application for Extension (Sentence & Conviction) Appeal against Conviction & Sentence
ORIGINATING COURT:	Supreme Court at Brisbane
DELIVERED EX TEMPORE ON:	11 April 2011
DELIVERED AT:	Brisbane
HEARING DATE:	11 April 2011
JUDGES:	Fraser JA and Atkinson and P Lyons JJ Judgment of the Court
ORDER:	The applications are struck out
CATCHWORDS:	CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – PROCEDURE – OTHER MATTERS – where the applicant stated that the applications filed did not bear his signature – where as a result no application has been made – whether the applications should be struck out
COUNSEL:	The applicant appeared on his own behalf M J Copley SC for the respondent
SOLICITORS:	The applicant appeared on his own behalf Director of Public Prosecutions (Queensland) for the respondent