Read the full judgment text of CACC 000143/1972 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The appellant in this case is a man of 31 years and has what may be taken for purposes of these proceedings to be unblemished record. He appeals from a sentence of 12 months imprisonment for the offence of theft committed when he stole a sum of $5,000 entrusted to him by his employer for the purpose of depositing the sum in the employer's bank. The appellant was employed as a coolie in a rice shop at a salary of $600 a month and was regularly instructed to receive large sums on behalf of his