Read the full judgment text of CACC 000919/1982 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. This is a case where leave to appeal against sentence has been given. The Appellant was convicted of engaging illegally in book-making and was sentenced to a fine of $150,000 or 6 months' imprisonment. He was engaged in receiving bets by telephone at the family home on a single day. It would appear that his mother had been engaged in similar book-making activities over a period of time and that he was assisting his mother. The contention first is that the fine of $150,000 must have been asses