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criminal court case- Kasmin v Police. This case is an appeal against sentence. The appellant meaning the party who appeals a trial court decision he or she has lost. To appeal is to ask a higher court to overturn the decision of a trial court after the final judgement. The appellant, Kasmin, was charged with the offence of indecent assault. The offence occurred on June 15th 2004. The accused pleaded not guilty and the issue proceeded to trial before a magistrate, the magistrate found the appellant guilty and was convicted and sentenced on the 1st of January 2005; to 8 months imprisonment- the sentence was not suspended, the defendant then made an appeal.

This case was heard in the Supreme Court, which is the superior court of the state. ‘The court is also known as the Court of Appeals, it exercises both original and appellate jurisdiction. The most serious criminal charges, brought primarily under the criminal law Consolidation Act, are dealt with by the Supreme Courts criminal......

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