Read the full judgment text of CACC 000669/1975 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 29 August 1975.
1. The appellant in this case appeals against a total sentence of two years upon a series of charges of blackmail and theft. He had obtained sums of $10 or $30 from an old lady with whom he had some acquaintance. When she refused to pay on his demand he would shake the iron grille of her doorway or ring the door bell continuously until she gave in. His visits and her payments continued for several months until he made the mistake of going twice the same day. It was only then that she raised any