A MAN found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing a fellow pub-goer following a row in a St Helier bar in 2021 has failed in his bid to get more time to appeal against his conviction.
Paul Anthony Hadikin was sentenced to 17 years in prison in December, having been found guilty by a jury at a four-day trial last July.
The 59-year-old left the Temple bar in Stopford Road on 3 December 2021 after getting into an argument – but he returned around 15 minutes later armed with a large kitchen knife and stabbed the victim in the stomach.
On Monday, Hadikin appeared before the Court of Appeal. The period in which he can appeal against his conviction has elapsed, but Hadikin was making another application for more time, after a previous attempt was dismissed by the Deputy Bailiff.
Representing himself before Court of Appeal President George Bompas KC, and judges Helen Mountfield KC and James Wolffe KC, Hadikin argued that he had filed his papers in time, but he had been waiting for replies from lawyers.
However, his renewed application for an extension of time within which to appeal against his conviction was dismissed. The Court of Appeal will publish its reasons at a later date.
