Read the full judgment text of CACC 000045/1980 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 March 1980.
1. The Appellant, who pleaded guilty to a single charge of handling stolen goods, now appeals against the sentence of 9 months' imprisonment imposed upon him for that offence. He was an employee, as were his accomplices, of Duty Free Shoppers Ltd. In the course of delivery of perfumes from that company's godown to its retail premises, some 1,440 additional bottles were brought along in the van which he drove. After delivery of the legitimate number of bottles had been made, the 1,440 bottles wer