Augustine s/o Machau v. R., Crim. App. 874,875, 876-M-66; 19/1/67; Duff, J.

Augustine s/o Machau v. R., Crim. App. 874,875, 876-M-66; 19/1/67; Duff, J.  

Accused were convicted of robbery and possession of the shotgun.

            Held: (1) Possession by one person of a stolen item, in the presence of two other persons, cannot support the inference that the two participated in the robbery in which the items was taken. (2) Similarly, “it cannot be said that there was a conscious possession of a firearm without a licence on the part of all the three accused”.