This a criminal appeal against the decision of the magistrate court in terms of which the appellant was convicted of contravening s 17(2) of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act 1992 (No. 28 of 1992) and was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment. The allegation against the appellant was that he and another person, Motanalo Nkape as co-accused, had without a license as required by law, hunted and killed two rhinoceroses between 19 and 23 October 2003 valued at P400 000. His co-accused was acquitted. The appellant who alone was convicted appealed against both conviction and sentence on the ground that the evidence provided by the State showed it was the State police officers who implicated him in the crime by planting the horns in the crime venue, his sentencing was excessive and should have been fine based instead of custodial sentencing. The Court reviewed the case and found that the evidence ( testimony of witnesses) sufficiently tied the accused to the offence. The court found there were no mitigating circumstances to warrant a softer sentencing. The conviction and sentencing was thus confirmed.