Read the full judgment text of CACC 000173/1989 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 10 August 1989.
1. The applicant faced a charge of possession of dangerous drug for the purpose of unlawful trafficking, it being particularized that on the 27th of October 1988 in Tung Fat Road he had in his possession dangerous drugs namely 73.29 grammes of a mixture containing 3.66 grammes of salts of esters of morphine for the purpose of unlawful trafficking. He pleaded not guilty to that charge and was after trial found guilty of simple possession of that amount. He was sentenced to imprisonment for 18 mon