IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA 
(WESTERN CAPE HIGH COURT, CAPE TOWN)
CASE NUMBER:A399/2010
DATE:15 OCTOBER 2010
In the matter between:

and

JUDGMENT

At the time of the sentence, appellant was 35 years old and had previous convictions for theft, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and for contravention of the provisions of the Drug & Drug Trafficking Act. In this regard the following becomes relevant: In 2005 the appellant was found in possession of one gram, resulting in a sentence of R200.00 or 20 days imprisonment on 20 September 2006. Admittedly in a case, inexplicably concluded two years later, 20 September 2008, he was convicted and sentenced to a term of 12 months imprisonment to run concurrently with the two years sentence. On 19 April 2008, a further sentence was imposed, in which it appears the amount of dagga was 170 kilograms.

To the contrary, I am not shocked in the slightest by the sentence. No reasonable person reading this record would be. For these reasons I would, therefore, dismiss the appeal and confirm both the conviction and the sentence of four years imprisonment.