Two men convicted by a judge who was accused of sleeping during their drug trial have failed to get their convictions overturned.

Rafael Luis Cesan and Ruben Mas Rivadavia were convicted of conspiracy to import ecstasy during a District Court trial presided over by Judge Ian Dodd in June 2004.



Cesan was jailed for 13 years and six months while Mas Rivadavia received an 11-year sentence.

They said that the judge was nodding off and snoring during the hearing.