WILDLEX

The appellant was found guilty of hunting and killing one elephant without a licence and it was against that conviction that he filed the appeal in the High Court. The appellant had been convicted but the charge was defective in that it failed to disclose an offence.

This is an appeal against the conviction and sentence of a fine of P100 passed by the Chief Magistrate at Francistown on 8th April, 1982 on a charge of failing to report a Government trophy contrary to section 82 (1) as read with section 82 (2) of the Fauna Conservation Act Cap 38:01 as amended by Act No. I of 1979.

The appellant was found guilty in the Upington Magistrate’s Court, and appealed his conviction and sentence to the Northern Cape High Court where the conviction and sentence on the first count was set aside, and the conviction on the second count confirmed but the sentence was amended.

The appellant was stopped by the police, as he drove away from the scene and was brought back to the scene. He was found in possession of keys to specific Units and cell phones. The Manageress testified that Unit 12 was leased by the appellant.

The appellant was convicted by a magistrate of the offence of unlawful possession of government trophy contrary to section 82 (1) and (2) (b) of the Fauna Conservation Act (Cap. 38:01) (1973 Rev.).

This was an appeal against his conviction and sentences in the High Court. The appellant was convicted by the Magistrate's Court at Maun of unlawful possession of Government trophies, namely 12 elephant tusks, contrary to section 82(2) of the Fauna Conservation Act (Cap. 38:01) (1973 Rev.).

This is an appeal case against a sentence imposed on a first time offender who pleaded guilty of being in unlawful possession of a Government trophy.

A licensed hunter instructed his servant to kill an elephant, and left the servant in charge of the trophy. The Court held that this did not make the servant guilty of being in the possession of a trophy without a licence.

The applicant sought bail pleading exceptional circumstances: his severe medical condition; he was elderly (51 years) and that he was a first-time offender.

This was an appeal on the decision of the Chief Magistrate that found the appellant guilty of possession of four pieces of raw ivory and two hippo teeth without a permit or licence.