Read the full judgment text of CACC 000155/1995 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 11 August 1995.
1. The applicant was found guilty on his own plea on a charge of possession or the carrying of firearms and ammunition with intent to commit an arrestable offence. This is, of course, a very serious offence. Anything to do with firearms must be considered as serious especially if it is intended that they should be used, as in this case, for a robbery. The position is exacerbated by the fact that one of the pistols of 7.62 mm calibre was loaded with seven rounds of ammunition with steel cases whi