Read the full judgment text of CACC 000795/1979 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 13 June 1980.
1. In the court below the appellant faced five charges. On the first charge he was acquitted of stealing on 5th of May 1978 certain diamonds described in particulars by their exact weight. On the second of stealing other precious stones, he was found to have no case to answer. On the third he was convicted of making a false report to a police officer contrary to section 64(a) of the Police Force Ordinance. On the fourth charge he was also convicted. That also was a charge of theft.