Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000305/1995 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 6 June 1995.
1. This is an appeal against sentence by Mr. Saunders at the Western Magistracy when the Defendant pleaded guilty to one charge of possession of dangerous drugs, the amount was minute, 0.04 of a gram of heroin. The Magistrate, noted he had previous convictions and the Magistrate said 'I impose 9 months, the top end of the range, as I consider that having regard to the number of drug offences committed by him a less sentence would neither deter him nor give him sufficient drug free time for there