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AI summary
The Supreme Court of Appeal dealt with an appeal against a sentence for two counts of rape, including an application to admit further evidence about the appellant’s HIV status. The Court accepted the further evidence, upheld the appeal, and replaced the life sentence on count 1 with 15 years’ imprisonment, with part to run concurrently with the sentence on count 2.
This may be relevant to criminal law and sentencing matters where HIV status evidence and further evidence on appeal are discussed.
Evidence from source
The application for adducing further evidence on appeal is granted. 2 The appeal is upheld.
Supports: The Court accepted further evidence and upheld the appeal.