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R v Kitzelmann

R v Kitzelmann

Case [2004] QCA 179

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COURT OF APPEAL

WILLIAMS JA
JERRARD JA
CHESTERMAN J

CA No 406 of 2003

THE QUEEN

PETER JAMES KITZELMANN Applicant

BRISBANE

..DATE 21/05/2004

JUDGMENT

APPLICANT conducted his own case

MR M J COPLEY (instructed by Director of Public Prosecutions (Queensland)) for the respondent

WILLIAMS JA: On the applicant informing the Court he does not wish to proceed, the application will be dismissed.

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AGLC: R v Kitzelmann [2004] QCA 179
Case: [2004] QCA 179
Decision Date: 21/05/2004

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The Court of Appeal heard an application by Peter James Kitzelmann against The Queen. The applicant, who conducted his own case, sought to appeal a decision of the lower court. The matter was brought before the Court of Appeal by Mr M J Copley, instructed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (Queensland).

The primary legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether the application by the applicant should proceed, given that he informed the Court he did not wish to do so. This raised questions regarding the applicant's right to conduct his own case and the procedural implications of such a decision.

The Court of Appeal, consisting of Williams JA, Jerrard JA, and Chesterman J, dismissed the application. The decision was made based on the applicant's explicit statement that he did not wish to proceed with the case. The Court of Appeal concluded that, in light of this declaration, there was no basis for the application to continue.

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