Read the full judgment text of CACC 000910/1971 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. This is an appeal against conviction. The Appellant was charged on two charges of theft arising out of the same incident. The police gave evidence that he was stopped in the street because he appeared to be acting suspiciously. He was carrying a suitcase. When this was searched, there were found inside three hub caps. He was asked where he got them and did not answer and was told that he would be taken to the police station. On hearing this he said that he took the hub caps from vehicles in t