Read the full judgment text of CACC 001129/1977 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 1 November 1977.
1. The appellant was convicted on nine charges of theft. He is a 16-year-old boy who went with a 14-year-old boy to Repulse Bay Beach on Sunday the 18th September where they stole property belonging to nine persons, which had been left on the beach while the owners swam. The total value of the property stolen was about $400.00. When appellant was caught on the beach by an observant police officer he was in possession of the stolen property. He admitted the offences to the officer and pleaded gui