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The High Court upheld the guilty plea in an escape-from-custody appeal but reduced the sentence from five years to two years because the original term exceeded the statutory maximum.
The conviction for malicious damage to property was quashed because the appellant's plea was equivocal, as the uniform was tendered in evidence after the facts were read and admitted, denying the appellant an opportunity to object or comment. The conviction and sentence for escape from lawful custody were upheld as the plea was unequivocal.
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The conviction and sentence for malicious damage to property were quashed because the appellant's plea was equivocal, as the uniform was tendered in evidence after the facts were read and admitted, denying the appellant an opportunity to object or comment. The conviction and sentence for escape from lawful custody were upheld as the plea was unequivocal.
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The conviction for malicious damage to property was quashed because the plea was equivocal; the appellant was not afforded an opportunity to object or comment on the exhibit tendered after admitting facts.
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The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal after the appellant had pleaded guilty in the trial court, holding that no appeal lay except on sentence legality.
The court set aside a seven-year sentence for escape from lawful custody as excessive and unlawful, holding that the appellant had already served more than the proper term.
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against conviction for unlawful possession of government trophies, holding the evidence was sufficient and the sentence was upheld.
The High Court upheld a conviction after a guilty plea entered mid-trial, but found the original sentences excessive and reduced them to concurrent terms.
The High Court upheld a theft conviction on circumstantial evidence but quashed a conviction for escape from lawful custody for want of a proper charge.
The High Court partly allowed a criminal appeal, upholding convictions for unlawful firearm possession but quashing convictions for service stores and escape.
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