30 Sept 2014
The court upheld the trial judge's finding that, on the totality of the evidence—pre‑incident association, contemporaneous phone records, observed conduct at the scene and post‑offence behaviour—the applicant was aware of and participated in the robbery; there was no error justifying overturning the conviction or granting late permission to appeal.
4 Oct 2005
Leave to appeal refused because there was evidence that the applicant participated in planning and facilitating the robbery and stood to receive a share of the proceeds, which was sufficient for the jury to convict; the jury had adequate directions and the hearings complied with accepted norms, so no substantial and grave injustice was shown.
5 May 1993
An eight year sentence for manslaughter committed in the course of a gang attack is within the proper range; the trial judge properly took into account mitigating factors but they did not justify reduction of the sentence.
22 Apr 1993
The trial judge was correct in law to direct the jury that where the unlawful application of force and the eventual act causing death are part of the same sequence of events a short interval between them does not absolve the defendant of murder; Thabo Meli and subsequent authority apply and alternative verdicts were not available on the evidence.
10 Jan 1978
The sentence of six years was excessive given the appellant's admitted minor role, the insufficient credit afforded to his guilty plea and his youth; the Court exercised its sentencing appellate jurisdiction to substitute a four year term while holding that a probation report was not mandatory in such cases.
1 Aug 1975
The recorded statement, read in context, and the appellant's conduct (attempted dangerous escape) provided sufficient evidence of participation to leave the matter to the jury; the trial judge's summing-up contained no errors of such substance as to cause a miscarriage of justice, so the appeal is dismissed and the conviction is upheld.