Read the full judgment text of CACC 000472/1971 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The four appellants, young men between the ages of 18 and 23 years, were convicted on charges of rape and forcible detention of a young girl with intent to cause her to be carnally known. Upon conviction they were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment combined with an order for corporal punishment. They applied for leave to appeal against their convictions and sentences. In accordance with the usual practice we have treated their applications for leave to appeal as the hearing of the appeal