Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000953/2001 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 12 October 2001.
1. This is an appeal against sentence only. The appellant appeals against an order by a magistrate that he be detained in a training centre following his convictions for two offences of theft. He stole two mobile phones. He says that sentence is too severe. He wishes to be sent to prison instead.