Read the full judgment text of HCMA 158/2013 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 5 June 2013.
1. On 30 May 2013 I granted the appellant’s application for leave to adduce an affirmation in support of an application for leave to treat his abandonment of an appeal against conviction as a nullity as well as that application. The respondent adopted, responsibly, a neutral stance in regard to the two applications. The appellant satisfied me by way of his affirmation and the promptness with which he sought to correct his actions that he had not appreciated the true nature, nor the consequences,