Read the full judgment text of CACC 000465/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 28 October 1997.
1. On 21st July 1997 the Applicant pleaded guilty to seven charges in the District Court before His Honour Judge Christie. The charges all stem from the theft by finding (charge 1) of an American Express card in the name of Angela Hui. Four charges related to the obtaining by deception in various shops of goods valued at over $60,000. The sixth charge, of attempted deception, was where the series of fraudulent transactions ended. The name on the card was noticed by a member of the staff in a sho