Boko sheds a tear for client's life

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LOBATSE: Attorney Duma Boko yesterday shed a tear in the High Court as he fought hard to save Brandon Kgotso Sampson's life. This prompted Justice Maruping Dibotelo to briefly adjourn the case to give Boko a chance to recover or shed more tears.

Sampson and Michael Molefhe, a South African citizen, face a possible death sentence after the court found them guilty of the murder of Robert Ncube and Sam Humbarume in Mogoditshane on December 24, 2000. On January 28 this year, the court ruled that there were no extenuating circumstances in the murder case and gave the defence time to present their mitigating factors.

 
Boko argued that since the court had found no extenuating circumstances, it still had an opportunity to exercise its discretion to temper justice with mercy. 
He said that Sampson had never had a brush with the law and he committed the offence in self-defence.

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