This is an appeal against the decision of the court a quo refusing to allow the two
appellants, Wyson Kuthawe and Aubrey Kuthawe, to appeal out of time. The two were
convicted of the office of robbery by the First Grade Magistrate Court sitting at Mulanje
on 5 September 2012. They were then sentenced to an effective prison term of 12
years. Both the conviction as well as sentence was reviewed and confirmed in
chambers by the court below