Read the full judgment text of CACC 001063/1979 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 3 April 1980 before Huggins, McMullin and Cons, JJ.A..
Criminal law – robbery – sentence – consecutive terms – jurisdiction – s.82 District Court Ordinance – aggregate limit of 7 years – 1st Appellant convicted of robbery, sentenced to 6 years consecutive to any other sentence – existing 4-year sentence for aggravated burglary – aggregate 10 years exceeding 7-year cap – Court of Appeal reduced robbery sentence to 3 years consecutive – appeal against conviction dismissed
Legal issues: Jurisdiction to impose consecutive sentences exceeding 7 years under s.82 District Court Ordinance
Outcome: 1st Appellant's appeal against conviction dismissed; sentence varied from 6 years to 3 years' imprisonment, to run consecutively to the existing 4-year sentence.
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