Read the full judgment text of CACC 000686/1996 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 27 June 1997 before Nazareth, V.-P., Mayo, J.A. and Gall, J..
Criminal law – manslaughter – sentence – leave to appeal – manifestly excessive – starting point – gang attack – guilty plea – age of offender – Court of Appeal – The applicant, aged 16, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after a planned gang attack on a hawker who died from injuries. He was sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment. He sought leave to appeal on grounds that the judge erred in assuming he was armed and that the 12-year starting point was not a tariff. The Court of Appeal held that even if the judge erred, the sentence was not manifestly excessive or wrong in principle; it was within the accepted range for manslaughter. The judge properly considered the guilty plea and youth. Leave to appeal refused.
Legal issues: Leave to appeal against sentence
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal against sentence refused.