Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000446/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 24 July 1997.
2. There are three grounds of appeal, the first being that the learned Magistrate failed to state a starting point and he did not indicate the discount given for the plea of guilty. He was also criticized for not identifying whether there were any mitigating factors in the case. Time and again this court has indicated that when passing sentence the sentencer should indicate the appropriate starting point, and from that starting point he should have indicated the discount he had given for the ple