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\par Counsel:}{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206  }{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206 Ms S Shah for the State
\par Mr A Vakaloloma for the appellant
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\par Hearing:}{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206  }{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206 Tuesday, 23 March 2004
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\par Judgment:
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\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206  }{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206 The appellant was sentenced on the 30th of July 2003 on one charge of indecent assault.}{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206  }{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206 
He received 3 years imprisonment.
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\par }{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206 Although not clear on the notice of appeal, his counsel confirmed the appeal was against both conviction and sentence.
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\par I commenced hearing the appeal.
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\par A predominant feature of the appeal was the failure of the learned magistrate to provide the appellant with any information in accordance with section 28(1)(d) of the 1997 Constitution concerning his right to representation.}{
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\par In her reply to that point the State directed my attention to the criminal record for the 5th of May 2003 where it is said-:
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Ms Shah argues that there is a risk we do not have before us today the complete case record as clearly the appellant had made an earlier appearance on these matters.}{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206  }{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206 
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\par Reluctantly defence counsel concedes that this is an appropriate course.}{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206  }{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206 However I record his reservation that in any event a purposiv
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\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206  }{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206 I specifically leave that issue open for future argument.}{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206  }{\fs24\insrsid2571206\charrsid2571206 I grant the State\rquote s application and
 adjourn this matter part-heard to the 27th of April 2004. 
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