SERRET v ATTORNEY-GENERAL

(2012) SLR 290

Appellant appeared in person

C Jayaraj, Principal State Counsel as amicus curiae

Judgment delivered on 31 August 2012

Before MacGregor P, Fernando, Twomey JJ

POONOO V ATTORNEY-GENERAL

(2011) SLR 424

B Hoareau for the appellant

C Jayaraj for the respondent

Before MacGregor P, Domah, Twomey JJ

Judgment delivered on 9 December 2011 by DOMAH J:

Judgment

Akiiki-kiiza J

[1]               This is an appeal from the orders of his Worship K. Labonte dated the 5^th February 2013 whereby he sentenced the appellant and his co-accused to 10 years imprisonment each. 

[2]               The appellant raised four grounds in his memorandum of appeal namely:

(a)    That the sentence imposed by the Learned Trial Magistrate was manifestly harsh and excessive.

Judgment

Akiiki-Kiiza J

[1]               This is an appeal against both conviction and sentence.  The Appellant was found guilty and was convicted upon his own plea of the offence of breaking and entering into a building and committing a felony therein Contrary to Section 291 (a) of the Penal Code Act.  He tried by K. Labonte, a Magistrate at the Magistrate Court, Mahe.

[1]               This is an appeal against sentence.

[2]               The Appellant was charged with another namely Nigel Franchette in the Magistrates’ Court as follows;

Count 1

Robbery contrary to section 280 and punishable under section 281, and read with section 23 of the Penal Code.

Judgment

Burhan J

[1]               This is an appeal against sentence. 

[2]               The Appellant was charge in the Magistrates’ Court as follows:-

Count 1

Exceeding the speed limit contrary to regulation 76 (i) as read with regulation 80 (k) of the Road Transport Regulations and punishable under section 24(2) of the Road Transport Act Cap 206.

Judgment

Akiiki-Kiiza J

[1]               This is an appeal from the decision his Worship K. Labonte a Magistrate in the Magistrate’s Court ‘C’ dated the 14^th of March 2014; wherein he convicted the Appellant on his own plea of guilty on two counts and sentenced him to 5 years imprisonment on first count and the four months imprisonment on the second count.  He ordered the sentences to run concurrently.

Judgment

Burhan J

[1]               This is an appeal against sentence.

[2]               The aforementioned Appellant was charged in the Magistrates’ Court as follows:

Count 1

Housebreaking Contrary to Section 289 (a) of the Penal Code.

Judgment

Burhan J

[1]               This is an appeal against sentence.

[2]               The Appellant was charged in the Magistrates’ Court as follows;

Count 1

The statement of offence Stealing from person Contrary to and Punishable under Section 264 (a) of the Penal Code.