Read the full judgment text of CACC 000381/1970 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 11 August 1970.
1. The appellant, who is aged 18, pleaded guilty to four charges of carnal knowledge of a girl between the ages of 13 and 16 years. The girl was in fact 14 years and 7 months old at the material time. He was ordered by the magistrate to be sent to, and detained at, a training centre. With respect to the learned magistrate I am of the opinion that that order, in the circumstances of this case, was wrong in principle.