09-25-2011, 11:29 PM
Brett Peter Cowan murderer (allegedly) of little Daniel Morcombe is really pissed off at the moment because he was brought from the jail to the court today and the dawn start was 'too early'. He was beefed also, because his appearance was not required *yawn*.
THE man accused of the murder of Daniel Morcombe has expressed his frustration at being brought from jail to court when his appearance was not required.
Brett Peter Cowan, 41, has been in custody since his arrest last month over the murder of the Sunshine Coast teenager in the Glass House Mountains on December 7, 2003.
He has also been charged with deprivation of liberty, child stealing, indecent treatment and misconduct with a corpse in relation to the 13-year-old.
Cowan was brought from jail to the cells of the Brisbane Magistrates Court today, but defence lawyer Tim Meehan said he didn't need his client to be present in court.
In the 41-year-old's absence, the prosecution described the brief of evidence as "fairly substantial", with more than 70 statements ready to be delivered to the defence today.
A full brief is expected to be prepared by November 28.
Deputy chief magistrate Brian Hine adjourned the case until December 12 and remanded Cowan in custody.
His appearance will be by videolink from the jail on that date.
Outside court, Mr Meehan said his client was frustrated that he'd been brought to court.
"He knew that I'd written to the court and to the jail as well, so he's frustrated by the fact that he was brought in and really didn't need to be here," he said.
"He's just happy that now we have some movement and hopefully the matters will gain some momentum and that he can work toward clearing his name."
Mr Meehan said Cowan was advised last week that he would be brought to court ahead of today's mention of his case.
"It was a waste of his time certainly. He's frustrated by the fact he was woken up at 5am in order to be brought in," he said.
"He understands that he's in a special position, I suppose, considering the nature of the allegations against him and that really the court just wants to make sure that everything is done properly."
Mr Meehan said he was surprised the prosecution expected to have all their material to him by November 28 given the length of the investigation.
"It'll be interesting to see what they say a full brief of evidence is," he said.
"I've been told variously that there are some 10,000 witness statements in relation to the matter, and there are some 18,000 individual job logs. I'd be very surprised if we receive that volume of material by November 28."
Mr Meehan said his client still intended to apply for bail.
http://www.news.com.au/national/man-accu...6146815899
THE man accused of the murder of Daniel Morcombe has expressed his frustration at being brought from jail to court when his appearance was not required.
Brett Peter Cowan, 41, has been in custody since his arrest last month over the murder of the Sunshine Coast teenager in the Glass House Mountains on December 7, 2003.
He has also been charged with deprivation of liberty, child stealing, indecent treatment and misconduct with a corpse in relation to the 13-year-old.
Cowan was brought from jail to the cells of the Brisbane Magistrates Court today, but defence lawyer Tim Meehan said he didn't need his client to be present in court.
In the 41-year-old's absence, the prosecution described the brief of evidence as "fairly substantial", with more than 70 statements ready to be delivered to the defence today.
A full brief is expected to be prepared by November 28.
Deputy chief magistrate Brian Hine adjourned the case until December 12 and remanded Cowan in custody.
His appearance will be by videolink from the jail on that date.
Outside court, Mr Meehan said his client was frustrated that he'd been brought to court.
"He knew that I'd written to the court and to the jail as well, so he's frustrated by the fact that he was brought in and really didn't need to be here," he said.
"He's just happy that now we have some movement and hopefully the matters will gain some momentum and that he can work toward clearing his name."
Mr Meehan said Cowan was advised last week that he would be brought to court ahead of today's mention of his case.
"It was a waste of his time certainly. He's frustrated by the fact he was woken up at 5am in order to be brought in," he said.
"He understands that he's in a special position, I suppose, considering the nature of the allegations against him and that really the court just wants to make sure that everything is done properly."
Mr Meehan said he was surprised the prosecution expected to have all their material to him by November 28 given the length of the investigation.
"It'll be interesting to see what they say a full brief of evidence is," he said.
"I've been told variously that there are some 10,000 witness statements in relation to the matter, and there are some 18,000 individual job logs. I'd be very surprised if we receive that volume of material by November 28."
Mr Meehan said his client still intended to apply for bail.
http://www.news.com.au/national/man-accu...6146815899