Ram v The Queen

[2006] HCATrans 499

[2006] HCATrans 499

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Brisbane  No B8 of 2006

B e t w e e n -

VIJAY RAM

Applicant

and

THE QUEEN

Respondent

Application for special leave to appeal

Publication of reasons and pronouncement of orders

HAYNE J
CRENNAN J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER 2006, AT 9.01 AM

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HAYNE J:   The applicant seeks special leave to appeal against orders of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland dismissing his appeal against conviction for assault occasioning actual bodily harm whilst armed.  Those orders were made as long ago as 3 December 2004 and the application for special leave is made well out of time.

Because the applicant is unrepresented, the application for special leave to appeal to this Court falls to be dealt with under r 41.10 of the High Court Rules 2004.

The applicant alleges that the jury’s verdict at his trial was unsafe.  He raises a number of questions about the evidence led at his trial but the issues that are thus raised are factual questions which were for the jury to decide.  They raise no question of law or any other question suitable to a grant of special leave.  We see no reason to doubt the correctness of the conclusion reached by the Court of Appeal.  It is not in the interests of justice generally or in this particular case that there be a grant of special leave.

Pursuant to r 41.10.5 we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application. I publish that disposition.

AT 9.02 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED