Read the full judgment text of CACC 000600/1994 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 1 August 1997.
1. In this matter the applicant abandoned his appeal against sentence on 31 st March 1995. He had been dealt with before Deputy Judge Jones on 9 th November 1994. He had pleaded guilty to one count of robbery. He sought leave on 13 th March 1997, some two years later, to have his abandonment treated as a nullity. No reason was advanced as to this application. He has today told us that he only recently learnt that he was entitled to appear in person. He states in his written application that his