Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000436/1984 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 3 April 1985.
1. The appellant was convicted of bookmaking contrary to section 7(1)(a) of the Gambling Ordinance, Cape 148, It was a run of the mill case, the police entered premises in execution of an authorisation issued under section 23(1). The entry of the police was delayed and therefore a presumption arose, by virtue of section 19(1)(a), that the premises were a gambling establishment. Three adults were found on the premises. One of them escaped. The appellant was arrested after a struggle. He had been