Australia, March 31 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgementon March 4:
1. THE COURT: The applicant, Paul Wardell, seeks leave to appeal under s 5(1)(b) and (c) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) against:
1) his conviction on 10 counts of aggravated indecent assault and 13 counts of aggravated sexual assault, committed against two complainants, AW and SM; and
2) the aggregate sentence imposed in respect of those offences of imprisonment for 14 years with a non-parole period of 9 years.
2. Furthermore, since the notice of appeal was filed out of time, the applicant also requires leave to make his application for leave to appeal, under r 3.5(5) of the Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 202...