Read the full judgment text of CACC 000210/1995 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 15 January 1996.
1. On 2nd March, 1995, in the District Court the 1st applicant was convicted by Deputy Judge Davies, as he then was, on three charges of blackmail, two charges of theft and one charge of being a member of a triad society. On the same occasion, his brother, the 2nd applicant, was convicted on one charge of blackmail. After calling for background reports, Deputy Judge Davies sentenced the 1st applicant to 4 years' imprisonment on the blackmail charges, 18 months' imprisonment on the theft charges