Read the full judgment text of CACC 000542/1999 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 24 May 2000.
1. On 11 October 1999, the applicant pleaded guilty in the District Court before H. H. Judge Sweeney to one count of obtaining property by deception. He was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months imprisonment. The victim in this offence was a lady and she was on her way to the market when the applicant approached her and said his car had broken down. The victim offered her assistance to take the applicant to the nearest garage. On the way, the applicant told the victim he had some valuable computer c