Read the full judgment text of CACC 000760/1972 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The Appellant was charged jointly with seven other persons. All were charged with unlawful possession, all with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and this Appellant with robbery. The unlawful possession charge was amended, and withdrawn as against all the other Accused, before the trial began. No evidence was offered on the possession of an offensive weapon charge and the trial proceeded against this Appellant on the robbery charge and the amended charge of unlawful possessi