› failure to state explicitly that a guilty plea has been taken into account and the manner in which it has been taken into account does not necessarily constitute an error
› no error in principle
Criminal Law
› Appeal against sentence
› whether learned magistrate erred in ordering that the sentences imposed be served cumulatively upon one another
› section 50 of the Sentencing Act
› the two acts constituting the two offences occurred on different days and were totally different acts
› Attorney General v Tichy (1982) 30 SASR 84
› no error in the approach of the sentencing magistrate
Criminal Law
› Appeal against sentence
› whether learned magistrate erred in failing to apply the principle of totality
› a failure to specifically state that the totality principle has been applied does not necessarily lead to the conclusion that there has been an error
