Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000636/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 23 July 1996.
1. The appellant was found guilty of two counts of burglary. He now appeals against conviction. He was not represented in the court below but on the first occasion, he was represented by a duty lawyer. At the beginning of the trial, he indicated that his defence was that he did not commit the two burglaries and hence it was decided that the civilian witnesses would not be called.