Read the full judgment text of CACC 000403/1985 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. Appellant, in this matter you pleaded guilty to 3 offences of robbery and one of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. You were sentenced to imprisonment on those charges in a total of 5 years. You appeared before this Court today and through your Counsel suggested that you were dealt with too severely given all of the circumstances that applied in your case. It must be made clear that offences of the type to which you pleaded guilty will, in almost all circumstances, be visite