Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000560/1999 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 10 December 1999.
1. Appellant was acquitted in the Magistracy on one charge of Managing a Vice Establishment and one charge of Living on the Earnings of Prostitution. The only evidence against him was admissions contained in a Record of Interview in respect of which a voir dire was held. The Magistrate ruled the Record of Interview to be inadmissible; as there was no other evidence there was no case for Appellant to answer and he was acquitted. Appellant applied for his costs, which application was opposed by Re