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1. In this judgment we are concerned only with the first Appellant's application for leave to appeal against his conviction on a charge of assault with intent to prevent lawful apprehension. The victim of the alleged assault was a police officer. The circumstances were as follows. The Appellant committed a robbery together with another man in a resettlement area. The alarm was raised and a number of persons gave chase. The Appellant made chopping movements with a knife in the direction of his pu