William Dot Norman Parkop and James A Make v The State
| Jurisdiction | Papua New Guinea |
| Citation | (1999) SC621 |
| Date | 23 August 1999 |
| Court | Supreme Court |
| Year | 1999 |
Supreme Court: Jalina J, Sevua J, Kirriwom J
Judgment Delivered: 23 August 1999
1 Criminal law—murder—appeal is against conviction and sentence
2 Jim Kas v The State (1999) SC772 referred to
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By the Court: The Appellants were convicted and sentenced by the National Court in Mt Hagen to a term of ten (10) years each. When they appeared in the National Court, they all pleaded guilty to a charge of murder under s300(1) of the Criminal Code. They admitted to killing one of their own clan brothers over a piece of land. It was a customary land owned by the clan but subject to some dispute between them. The appellant James Agamp Make admitted to hitting the deceased on the head with a coffee stick and he fell to the ground.
The Appellants William Dot and Norman Parkop admitted to chopping the deceased with their bush knives on his left thigh and on the right side of his back as the deceased was lying on the ground. The deceased lost a lot of blood from which he died. It was a little over a year ago when they were dealt with by the National Court on 24 July 1998.
They appealed against that decision and these are their grounds of appeal:
1. Defence Lawyer did not present their evidence.
2. Judge did not hear our grounds.
3. Sentence too excessive.
Their appeal is against both their conviction and sentence. The...
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