Read the full judgment text of CACC 000698/1968 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 12 December 1968.
1. The appellant was convicted on his own confession of attempted robbery with aggravation. He tried to snatch the purse of a young woman from behind. He was holding a small pen knife in his hand and threatened to stab her. By good fortune two police officers happened to be passing and prevented the commission of the robbery.