Appeal dismissed; first-instance judgment quashed due to mandatory appeal ground under Art. 439 § 1(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

The Court of Appeal quashed the first-instance judgment and stayed the proceedings against the defendant, T. W., citing a mandatory appeal ground under Article 439 § 1(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The defense appealed the sentence for attempted murder, arguing procedural errors and factual mistakes that could have influenced the verdict. The court ruled that the specific statutory condition for quashing the lower court's decision was met, necessitating the dismissal of the appeal's substantive claims.