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…When the appeal came for hearing in the superior court, Mr Chunga raised a preliminary objection based on section 348 of the Criminal Procedure Code, that the appeal against conviction was incompetent and should be struck…

…The judges upheld the preliminary objection raised by Mr Chunga and struck out the appellant’s appeal against conviction, but as regards sentence, they reduced it to 3 years because they found that in the assessment of sentence…

…When the appeal came for hearing before us, Mr Chunga the Deputy Public Prosecutor, raised a preliminary objection under section 348 of the Criminal Procedure Code to the effect that the intended appeal by the appellant against…

…The basis of Mr Chunga’s preliminary objection was that the appellant, having been convicted after he had unequivocably pleaded guilty to the offence as charged, was barred by virtue of the provisions of section 348 of the…