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The trial court's failure to properly enter conviction was not fatal and is curable under section 388 of the CPA; the sentence imposed was incorrect and must be substituted with the statutory minimum; the prosecution proved the offence of arson beyond reasonable doubt based on circumstantial evidence.
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The High Court allowed a rape appeal, quashed the conviction and set aside a 30-year sentence after finding proof of age, penetration and the offence date were not established beyond reasonable doubt.
The trial court's failure to allow the appellant to call defence witnesses and to properly convict rendered the proceedings and judgment a nullity, vitiating the conviction and sentence. The prosecution failed to prove both counts beyond reasonable doubt; retrial would cause injustice as evidence was insufficient and gaps would be filled. Immediate release of the appellant was ordered.
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The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed the convictions for armed robbery, and set aside the 30-year sentences after finding unreliable identification and an improperly admitted caution statement.
The judgments and proceedings were quashed due to procedural irregularities, specifically the failure to properly enter conviction and lack of clarity in court records, necessitating a fresh judgment by a competent magistrate.
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High Court appeal allowed after a guilty plea was found equivocal because the facts were not properly recorded and the traffic charge was defective.
The trial court's failure to convict the appellant before sentencing rendered the judgment a nullity, and the prosecution evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction; thus, the appellant must be released and no retrial is warranted.
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The High Court allowed the appeal, quashed the conviction and set aside the sentence after finding the appellant’s guilty plea was equivocal and procedurally defective.
The Court of Appeal quashed a conviction and sentence after finding the trial court failed to enter conviction before sentencing, a fatal procedural error.
The Court of Appeal held that a trial court’s failure to enter conviction before sentencing is a fatal irregularity, quashed both judgments, and remitted the case.
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