Read the full judgment text of CACC 000125/1970 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 16 November 1970.
2. The first ground of appeal, which is advanced on behalf of both the 1st and 2nd appellants, is that the trial judge misdirected the jury as to the degree of proof which they should apply when considering whether or not the evidence proved the case beyond all reasonable doubt. Counsel's argument is based upon a passage at the beginning of the learned judge's direction where he said: