Read the full judgment text of CACC 000593/1981 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The appellants were jointly charged with another person on two counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The second appellant at the commencement of the trial pleaded guilty to simple wounding. His plea was accepted by the prosecution and he was sentenced to two years imprisonment in respect of each count of simple wounding to run concurrently. The first and the third appellants pleaded not guilty. Eventually they were convicted of both counts of wounding with intent and t