Questão jurídica principal
Whether the criminal appeal was filed within the statutory deadline under the Federal Supreme Court Act.
Decisão extraída
The appeal was filed late; the deadline expired on 2009-05-18, while the statement of reasons was posted on 2009-05-21.
Fundamentação extraída
The complete decision was served on 2009-04-03. Even taking the statutory suspension into account, the 30-day deadline had passed when the filing was mailed.