IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
(WESTERN CAPE HIGH COURT, CAPE TOWN)

In the matter between:

(Application for Leave to Appeal)

HLOPHE. JP

Counsel for the appellant contended that the sentence was excessive and too harsh and obviously there was an application as well for condonation for the late filing of an accused, which can be disposed of simply on the basis that if this Court is of the view that there is no other court acting reasonably, then the application for condonation should not be allowed. I am persuaded that the application for condonation for failure to prosecute the appeal timeously, should not be allowed simply because in my judgment there are no reasonable prospects of another court coming to a different conclusion.

Accordingly the condonation application is hereby refused. It follows, therefore, that the application for leave to appeal is dismissed.