Read the full judgment text of CACC 001114/1981 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 22 February 1982.
1. The two appellants, aged 17 and 15 respectively, were convicted by a Magistrate's court of two offences of blackmail contrary to section 23(1) of the Theft Ordinance. The 1st appellant, who appeals against conviction and sentence, was ordered to be detained in a Training Centre. The 2nd appellant, who appeals only against conviction, was placed on probation for two years.