Read the full judgment text of CACC 000243/1991 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 7 January 1992 before Silke V-P, Power JA, Macdougall JA.
Criminal law – sentencing – keeping a vice establishment – living on the earnings of prostitution – aiding and abetting the remaining of illegal immigrants – appeal against sentence – whether sentences manifestly excessive – illegal immigrants brought from China by speed boat and kept in virtual captivity for prostitution – economic exploitation – overall sentence of 3 years for first applicant and 18 months for second applicant – court focused on appropriateness of overall sentence rather than individual sentences – applications for leave to appeal refused.
Legal issues: Whether sentences were manifestly excessive
Outcome: Applications for leave to appeal against sentence refused for both applicants.