Read the full judgment text of CACC 000341/1972 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The judgment of the learned magistrate in this case was brief; some people might say it was commendably brief, but unfortunately I cannot agree. The learned magistrate said in the course of his findings that he accepted the evidence advanced by the prosecution and rejected the evidence advanced by the defence. As Mr. Fok for the appellant has pointed out this was an improper approach. He should have stated whether or not he was convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant was guilty o