CRIMINAL LAW – APEAL AGAINST SENTENCE – THEFT BY EMPLOYEE FROM EMPLOYER

CRIMINAL LAW – APEAL AGAINST SENTENCE – THEFT BY EMPLOYEE FROM EMPLOYER

The appellant appeared in the Outjo Magistrate’s Court on a single charge of theft involving an amount of money. She pleaded guilty and she was convicted and subsequently sentenced to 4 years imprisonment. The appellant appealed to the High Court against the sentence on several grounds, among others that, the 4 years imprisonment was so severe that it induced a sense of shock in comparison to sentences imposed in similar cases and that the magistrate failed to show mercy in light of her personal circumstances.

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