Admittedly judicial work is a painstaking laborious job. When one however accepts judicial office he assumes grave responsibilities. He wields enormous frightening power which must be used honourably, conscientiously and above all responsibly. A judicial officer must apply himself to his work with assiduous care and diligence. This is for the simple but good reason that the enormous power which he wields can have catastrophic effects if not used properly.
Regrettably this case demonstrates how not to conduct judicial proceedings. A perusal of the record of proceedings shows that the hearing was conducted in the most perfunctory run of the... More
The accused in this matter was convicted on his plea of guilty to a charge of unlawful entry in aggravating circumstances as defined in section 131(2)(e) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23]. Although the process of conviction is otherwise in order, the framing of the charge warrants further scrutiny. More
The accused was charged with and convicted of unlawful possession of 700g of dagga as defined in s 157 (1) of the Criminal Law Code. She pleaded guilty to the charge and was duly convicted. I hereby confirm the conviction. The accused was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment of which 6 months’ imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on condition she does not within that period commit an offence involving unlawful possession of dangerous drugs for which upon conviction she is sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine. The remaining 18 months’ imprisonment was suspended on condition of... More
The accused was charged with contravening s 4(1) as read with s 4(1)(a) of the Firearms Act [Cap 10:09]. He was convicted on his own plea. Nothing turns on the conviction. More
This is an appeal that was noted out of time. An application for condonation of late filing of the appeal was not opposed by the respondent. Condonation was granted. More
