Read the full judgment text of CACC 000286/1971 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The Appellant appeals against a sentence of 2 years' imprisonment imposed upon him upon his conviction on a charge of theft. He was arrested on suspicion of having been involved in the snatching of a watch and then denied any knowledge of the case. However, at his trial he pleaded guilty and asked for another similar offence to be taken into consideration. The offence in respect of which he was charged was committed at 7.30 in the evening on a staircase.