Read the full judgment text of CACC 000176/1977 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. This is an appeal against a sentence of one year's imprisonment for the offence of attempting to pervert the course of justice contrary to common law. The appellant approached a potential witness in a criminal trial and suggested that he should give his evidence in such a way as to favour the persons who were being tried. The two persons being tried were policemen and the appellant was approached by other police officers on more than one occasion and asked to try to influence the potential wi