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
: In this matter the Attorney-General has, in terms of s 35 of the High Court Act, [Cap 7:06], filed a notice conceding that the conviction of the appellant cannot be supported. More
This matter was placed before me as a review in terms of s 57 (1), as read with s 57 (4) of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7: 10], as read with s 29 (1), and s 29 (5) of the High Court Act [Chapter 7: 06]. The accused was convicted 6 counts of fraud as defined in s 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] and another count of theft of trust property More
