Read the full judgment text of CACC 000053/2004 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 13 January 2006.
1. On 2 February 2004, the applicant was convicted, following a trial in the District Court before Judge Whaley, on 5 charges relating to offences committed in 1995 (when he failed to surrender to custody) for which he received a combined total of 4½ years’ imprisonment. He lodged a notice of application for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence in good time but he abandoned both applications on 20 May 2004. However, in an affirmation dated 17 October 2005, the applicant sought to re