Read the full judgment text of CACC 000192/1992 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 12 March 1993 before Hon. Power, V.-P., Macdougall, J.A. & Mortimer, J..
Criminal law – sentencing – armed robbery – guilty plea – mitigation – apportionment of blame – discount for offer to give evidence – hi-fi shop robbery – victims assaulted and bound – starting point 10 years – discount 2 years for plea – no further discount for age due to lack of extreme youth – equal blame for all participants – offer to give evidence against co-defendant warrants additional 1 year discount – sentence reduced from 8 years to 7 years
Legal issues: Discount for guilty plea and age · Apportionment of blame among co-defendants · Discount for offer to give evidence against co-defendant
Outcome: Appeal against sentence allowed in part; sentence reduced from 8 years to 7 years.