Read the full judgment text of CACC 000157/1968 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 19 April 1968.
2. The evidence for the prosecution was that police officers on patrol saw the two men squatting in a lane. On seeing the police enter the lane both men stood up and a brown paper packet was found on the ground between them. This packet contained dangerous drugs. One witness said that the packet was on the ground half way between the two men, about one foot away from the appellant. Another witness said the packet was on the ground between the two defendants and about 1 to 1 1/2 feet away from th