 The application was refused by Commissioner Pitchers and an appeal to the Jersey Court of Appeal (consisting of Michael Beloff QC, Clare Montgomery QC and Christopher Nugee QC) was dismissed.Syvret's appeal against conviction to the Royal Court, Commissioner Sir Christopher Pitchers presiding, started on 1 August 2011.Syvret maintained that he was protecting the public by naming "Nurse M" on his blog and argued that the motive of the police in searching his home when he was arrested was to find evidence to discredit former police chief Graham Power and former deputy police chief Lenny Harper.