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The High Court in Johannesburg dealt with an appeal against sentence in a matter where the appellant had been convicted of robbery with aggravating circumstances, rape and kidnapping. The judgment records that the appeal against sentence was dismissed and that the effective sentence remained life imprisonment.
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Evidence from source
Accordingly, the effective sentence was life imprisonment.
Supports: Summary sentence 1
19.1 The appeal against sentence is dismissed.
Supports: Summary sentence 2