Read the full judgment text of CACC 000437/1985 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. This is an appeal against sentence. The facts of the case are very simple and familiar. The appellant gained entry into a flat and there using a knife, he threatened the two inmates, one of whom was an elderly lady. He then tied them up, ransacked the flat and made off. That was on 31st of flay 1985. He was arrested in August the same year when he attempted to redeem a camera which was part of the stolen property and a search of his premises revealed another item of the property that had been