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[2007] QCA 238

COURT OF APPEAL

de JERSEY CJ
JERRARD JA
MULLINS J

CA No 47 of 2007
DC No 144 of 2005

THE QUEEN

DOYLE, Steven Reginald Appellant

BRISBANE

DATE 26/07/2007

ORDER

THE CHIEF JUSTICE: We will adjourn it to a date to be fixed, Mr Doyle, but when you are ready - we expect that you will be ready within the next few days; all right?

APPELLANT: Yes.

THE CHIEF JUSTICE: If that is not the case then I direct that you inform the Registrar of the Court of Appeal of that fact, but we will assume here in the Court of Appeal that this matter will be ready for hearing without doubt, no questions asked, it will be ready for hearing and you will be representing yourself, and you will have done all the work within the next week. So, after a week's time we can list it and it will be listed fairly soon and I will direct, if he is available, Justice Jerrard sit on the appeal hearing because he has done some work on this, as have Justice Mullins and I, of course, but neither of us is sitting after this point.

APPELLANT: I promise you that I will be ready for the next adjournment, I promise you that.

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the case of The Queen v Doyle, the appellant, Steven Reginald Doyle, sought an appeal against his conviction and sentence. The appeal was heard by the Court of Appeal in Brisbane, presided over by Jersey CJ, Jerrard JA, and Mullins JA. The appellant was convicted of a crime, but the specific details of the offence and the lower court's decision are not provided in the text. The appeal primarily concerns the legal issues arising from the conviction and sentencing process.

The legal issues addressed in the appeal involved the appellant's representation and the preparation for the appeal hearing. The appellant had initially been represented by counsel, but later chose to represent himself. The court emphasised the importance of the appellant being prepared for the hearing, with a directive that he must be ready within a week. The court also noted that Justice Jerrard, who had previously worked on the case, would sit on the appeal hearing, alongside Justice Mullins, as Jersey CJ would no longer be sitting.

The court's reasoning focused on ensuring that the appellant was adequately prepared for the appeal hearing. The Chief Justice stressed the necessity for the appellant to be ready within the specified timeframe, emphasising the importance of the appellant's preparedness and his commitment to representing himself. The court's directive to inform the Registrar if the appellant was not ready highlighted the expectation of promptness and efficiency in the appeal process.

The final orders of the court included an adjournment of the appeal to a date to be fixed, with the expectation that the appellant would be ready within a week. Justice Jerrard was directed to sit on the appeal hearing, alongside Justice Mullins, as Jersey CJ would no longer be sitting. The appellant assured the court that he would be prepared for the next adjournment.

R v Doyle

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