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The Court of Appeal upheld an armed robbery conviction, but quashed two grievous harm convictions because the assaults formed part of the robbery transaction.
Conviction and sentencing on the alternative count was improper after conviction on substantive counts; appellant was prejudiced by this misdirection.
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The conviction was quashed and sentence set aside because the prosecution failed to prove the age of the victim beyond reasonable doubt, which is an essential element of statutory rape. The sentence imposed was also illegal as the appellant was eighteen years old and a first offender, for whom only corporal punishment is lawful.
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