The appellants were
sentenced as follows:
“6
months imprisonment of which 5 months imprisonment is suspended for 5 years on
condition of good behaviour accused and 1 month is suspended on condition the
accused completes 35 hours of community service in 1 week.”…,.
Sentence
The appellants
derailed the smooth running of the wheels of justice. Their conduct was
clearly ...
The appellants were
sentenced as follows:
“6
months imprisonment of which 5 months imprisonment is suspended for 5 years on
condition of good behaviour accused and 1 month is suspended on condition the
accused completes 35 hours of community service in 1 week.”…,.
Sentence
The appellants
derailed the smooth running of the wheels of justice. Their conduct was
clearly unacceptable and therefore calls for punishment. In my view, they
were lucky to have been sentenced to a non-custodial sentence. This is the case
where a short, but sharp, term of imprisonment would have been
appropriate. Their conduct towards a police officer and in the court
premises goes against all the tenets of piety.
The
need for severe punishment in the circumstances was called for. Again,
there was no misdirection on the part of the learned trial magistrate on both
conviction and sentence.
The
appeal is dismissed accordingly.
