Read the full judgment text of CACC 000870/1979 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 October 1979.
1. The Appellant was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The victim was his own father. On the 8th August, 1979 he pleaded guilty before a magistrate, had nothing to say after admitting the facts, and was remanded in custody to 28th August, 1979 for probation and detention centre reports. On return date the reports were discussed and the Appellant asked for leniency. The father also so asked and said he fell down. He was convicted and sent to the Dentention Centre. He now appeal