Colton v Queensland Police Service

DISTRICT COURT OF QUEENSLAND CITATION: Colton v Queensland Police Service [2021] QDC 197 PARTIES: ROBERT JAMES COLTON (appellant) v QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE (respondent) FILE NO/S: 2358 of 2019 DIVISION: Appellate PROCEEDING: Appeal pursuant to section 222 of the Justices Act 1886 ORIGINATING COURT: Magistrates Court of Queensland DELIVERED ON: 20 August 2021 DELIVERED AT: Brisbane HEARING DATE: 25 June 2021 JUDGE: Loury QC DCJ ORDER: 1.   The appeal against conviction is dismissed 2.   The appeal against sentence is dismissed COUNSEL: The appellant was self-represented M Parfitt for the respondent SOLICITORS: The appellant was self-represented Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for the respondent On 19 June 2019 the appellant was convicted by a Magistrate of one count of fraud.  He represented himself at the trial.  He was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with a parole release date set at 19 October 2019. The charge of which the appellant was convicted was that between 4 July 2015 and 1 October 2015 he dishonestly obtained $8000 from Gabrielle Joy Bishop.  The appellant pleaded not guilty and a trial was conducted.  Ms Bishop gave evidence as did Suzanne Louise Campbell for the prosecution.  The appellant gave evidence in his defence.  Grounds of appeal The appellant, by notice filed 4 July 2019, appeals against his conviction on the ground that the verdict is unreasonable or cannot be supported having regard to the evidence.  He also appeals his sentence on the ground that it is manifestly excessive.  The appellant’s written submissions filed 8 July...