Read the full judgment text of CACC 000463/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 8 April 1998 before Power, V.-P., Leong and Stuart-Moore, JJ.A..
Criminal law – handling stolen goods – sentencing – late guilty plea – discount – leave to appeal – applicant pleaded guilty on second day of trial after co-defendant offered evidence – judge gave slightly more than 20% discount from starting point of 3.5 years – applicant argued insufficient discount – Court of Appeal held no error in judge's approach – application dismissed.
Legal issues: Discount for late guilty plea
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal against sentence dismissed.