Read the full judgment text of CACC 000362/2001 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 27 December 2001.
1. The applicant claims that the interpreter at his trial informed him that the starting point which would be adopted for the burglary would be 30 months and that he would get the usual one-third discount for his plea. He also claims that the judge stated that he would receive a reduction of 2 months' imprisonment on the second count on account of his personal and family circumstances. There is nothing in the Reasons for Sentence which would substantiate either of these claims. Also Ms Chan for