Read the full judgment text of CACC 000183/2008 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 4 November 2008.
1. The 34-year-old applicant was charged with murder and, after his offer to plea guilty to manslaughter was rejected, went to trial before a jury and Beeson J. On 28 April 2008, he was convicted of manslaughter and on 14 May 2008, after the provision of a background report, was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment. He sought leave to appeal that sentence. At the conclusion of the hearing, we dismissed the application and now give our reasons.