Paula v R 17 December 2004

The applicant was found guilty by a Darwin Supreme Court jury of one count of doing a dangerous act accompanied by the following two circumstances of aggravation (i) that he thereby caused the death of another person and (ii) that he was intoxicated at the time.

The applicant sought an extension of time in which to apply for leave to appeal against the finding of guilt on the ground that the verdict was unreasonable and could not be supported having regard to the evidence.

After the application for an extension of time had been refused, the applicant filed a Notice of Application for Rehearing by the Court of Criminal Appeal pursuant to s.429(2) of the Criminal Code.

The application was reheard on 27 June 2005 and the court delivered its decision on 30 June 2005. See under Decisions for a further note of the case.