MABILA v. R. Crim. App. 146-M-70; 1/10/70, Mnzavas Ag. J.

 

MABILA  v.  R.   Crim.  App. 146-M-70; 1/10/70,  Mnzavas Ag. J.

The appellant was convicted on his own plea of neglecting traffic directions c/ss 58 (b) and 70 of the Traffic Ordinance Cap.16B. He was fined 350/= or two months imprisonment in default.  He failed to comply with a “No parking” sign on a side street.

Held: “This is to my mind one of the most offences which hardly attracts severe penalty unless the offence is accompanied with other aggravating circumstances. In the present case there is nothing to suggest that the offence was complicated by such circumstances as to attract so heavy a sentence as the one imposed. On the contrary it can be assumed from the record that the appellant has an unblemished driving record.”  Fine of 350/= reduced to 20/=.